Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1345
🏠 One person rent
$576
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$324
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2118
$606
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
73
62
🏙️ Population
50K
10.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 116% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 5261st and 8688th ($1085 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 503rd in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Shijiazhuang ranked 42nd in China, while ranked 2022nd and 5263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Shijiazhuang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1230
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$206
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$6.27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4058
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$3.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9517
$4843

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1219
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1413
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$565
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$692
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$567
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$574
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$531
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$526
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$557
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$577
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$559
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$610
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$582
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$646
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$612
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$646
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$424
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$482
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$532
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$420
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$559
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$465
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$455
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$498
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$506
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$495
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$454
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$521
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$616
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$480
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$578
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$528
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$562
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$585
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$449
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$592
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$501
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$851

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$538
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$543
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$549
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$565
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$585
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$549
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$561
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$572
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$584
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$604
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$572
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$616
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$455
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$579
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$584
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$577
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$582
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$592
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$561
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$565
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$550
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$494
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$557
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$591
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$640
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$645
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$506
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$719
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$652
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$540
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$518
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$563
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$566
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$599
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$635
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$600
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$715
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$633
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$710
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$690