Bandar Seri Begawan vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$594
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$506
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$896
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
50K
6.23M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 60% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5006th and 7028th ($1090 vs $683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 110th 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 1.3 months in Xinyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Xinyang ranked 204th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Xinyang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Xinyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.93
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$75.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$8.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$6.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$5.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$76.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$333
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$9066

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$647
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$650
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$659
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$647
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$614
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$681
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$659
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$587
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$626
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$606
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$612
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$646
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$598
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$692
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$655
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$619
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$599
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$599
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$599
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$622
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$673
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$611
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$614
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$705
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$610
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$674
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$610
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$612
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$594
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$571
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$714
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$706
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$568
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$676
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$591
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$614
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$559
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$555
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$663
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$575