Bandar Seri Begawan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$638
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$983
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
34
65
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
12.7M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 45% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6833rd ($1138 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 2614th and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Suzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$17664

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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$696
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$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623