Bandar Seri Begawan vs Xinyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Xinyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1706
🏠 One person rent	$548	$274
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$483
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$219
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$72.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$865
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	28
😀 Quality of life	72	41
🏙️ Population	50K	6.23M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 58% more expensive than in Xinyang. Cities ranked 5290th and 7175th ($1031 vs $655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 100th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 207th in China, while ranked 1751st and 6860th 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	$3.86	$3.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$51.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$3268
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$2038
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$24.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$5.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$8587

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Xinyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
61 km or 38 mi	Guangshui	$619
80 km or 50 mi	Suizhou	$621
95 km or 59 mi	Zhumadian	$637
103 km or 64 mi	Anlu	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Zaoyang	$591
134 km or 83 mi	Xiaogan	$651
138 km or 86 mi	Macheng	$630
140 km or 87 mi	Wugang	$571
140 km or 87 mi	Yingcheng	$600
153 km or 95 mi	Jingshan	$584
162 km or 101 mi	Luohe	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Hanchuan	$619
166 km or 103 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
172 km or 107 mi	Wuhan	$656
174 km or 108 mi	Nanyang	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Jieshou	$591
175 km or 109 mi	Zhoukou	$580
176 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
177 km or 110 mi	Yicheng	$577
180 km or 112 mi	Xiangyang	$604
184 km or 114 mi	Fuyang	$633
193 km or 120 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
197 km or 122 mi	Dengzhou	$600
202 km or 125 mi	Huanggang	$660
204 km or 127 mi	Xiantao	$600
207 km or 129 mi	Ezhou	$638
212 km or 132 mi	Xuchang	$586
213 km or 133 mi	Jingmen	$588
227 km or 141 mi	Laohekou	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Yuzhou	$552
233 km or 145 mi	Huangshi	$679
234 km or 145 mi	Lu'an	$664
234 km or 146 mi	Changge	$547
241 km or 150 mi	Daye	$645
245 km or 152 mi	Danjiangkou	$583
253 km or 157 mi	Chibi	$591
254 km or 158 mi	Xinzheng	$538
255 km or 158 mi	Ruzhou	$538
256 km or 159 mi	Xianning	$635
260 km or 161 mi	Dangyang	$558