Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1758
🏠 One person rent
$574
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$782
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
21
😀 Quality of life
74
43
🏙️ Population
50K
6.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 12% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5060th and 5799th ($1038 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 0.8 months in Yancheng. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 1329th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yancheng

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$19602

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$1108
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$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$696
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$703
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$652
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$699
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$679
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$651
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$682
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$631
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$625
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$524
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$675
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$608
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$625
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$688
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$651
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$713
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$641
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$645
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$682
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$740
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$605
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$731
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$687
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$624
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$610
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$763
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$707
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$694
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$575
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$731
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$566
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$746
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$532
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1074