Bandar Seri Begawan vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$594
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1044
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
70
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
50K
12.7M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 7% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 5006th and 5553rd ($1090 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 1581st and 3798th 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
$3.61
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$26560

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$1409
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$574
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$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
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$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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$749
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$718
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$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
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$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
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$774
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$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
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$612
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$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645