Bandar Seri Begawan vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$576
$258
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$446
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$206
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$74.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2118
$884
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
73
44
🏙️ Population
50K
6.23M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 76% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5261st and 7720th ($1085 vs $616) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 170th 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 1.4 months in Xinyang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Xinyang ranked 191st in China, while ranked 2022nd and 6838th 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
$3.91
$2.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.14
🥤 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
$260
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$188
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1230
$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$340
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4058
$3223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$53.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9517
$7647

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$1219
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi Guangshui
$602
80 km or 50 mi Suizhou
$609
95 km or 59 mi Zhumadian
$613
103 km or 64 mi Anlu
$597
123 km or 77 mi Zaoyang
$584
134 km or 83 mi Xiaogan
$639
138 km or 86 mi Macheng
$612
140 km or 87 mi Wugang
$565
140 km or 87 mi Yingcheng
$594
153 km or 95 mi Jingshan
$579
162 km or 101 mi Luohe
$585
166 km or 103 mi Hanchuan
$613
166 km or 103 mi Xiangcheng
$581
172 km or 107 mi Wuhan
$640
174 km or 108 mi Nanyang
$615
175 km or 109 mi Jieshou
$593
175 km or 109 mi Zhoukou
$582
176 km or 109 mi Zhongxiang
$573
177 km or 110 mi Yicheng
$570
180 km or 112 mi Xiangyang
$588
184 km or 114 mi Fuyang
$621
193 km or 120 mi Pingdingshan
$581
197 km or 122 mi Dengzhou
$590
202 km or 125 mi Huanggang
$653
204 km or 127 mi Xiantao
$604
207 km or 129 mi Ezhou
$635
212 km or 132 mi Xuchang
$579
213 km or 133 mi Jingmen
$584
227 km or 141 mi Laohekou
$571
232 km or 144 mi Yuzhou
$554
233 km or 145 mi Huangshi
$673
234 km or 145 mi Lu'an
$645
234 km or 146 mi Changge
$546
241 km or 150 mi Daye
$643
245 km or 152 mi Danjiangkou
$571
253 km or 157 mi Chibi
$592
254 km or 158 mi Xinzheng
$543
255 km or 158 mi Ruzhou
$541
256 km or 159 mi Xianning
$631
260 km or 161 mi Dangyang
$555