Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$594
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$839
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
21
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
50K
6.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 15% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 5006th and 5996th ($1090 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6953rd 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
$3.61
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.9
 Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$20047

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$1238
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$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
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028