Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1909
🏠 One person rent
$594
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$63.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1155
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
50K
7.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 47% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5006th and 6718th ($1090 vs $740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 59th 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 1.6 months in Yantai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Yantai ranked 49th in China, while ranked 1581st and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yantai

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$377
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$7710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$23.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$24056

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73 km or 45 mi Seria
$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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$674
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$663
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$656
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$674
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$649
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$655
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$645
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$657
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$623
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$618
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$681
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$761
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$640
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$608
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$536
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$501
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$558
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$605
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$579
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$748
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$667
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$578
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$610
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$869
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$526
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$605
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$581
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$677
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$565
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$602
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$608
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$700
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$668
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$627
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$693
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$588
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$684
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$742