Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$629
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$505
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1118
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
34
42
😀 Quality of life
73
55
🏙️ Population
50K
7.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 55% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 4938th and 7142nd ($1123 vs $723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 50th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Yantai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Yantai ranked 66th in China, while ranked 2580th and 6342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yantai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$435
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$46.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$6406
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$9.99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$4.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$24.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$3.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$68.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$85.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$361
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$16486

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$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$639
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$611
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$606
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$605
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$494
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$601
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$608
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$587
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$557
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$568
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$553
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$649
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$737
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$460
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$523
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$522
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$453
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$536
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$549
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$596
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$668
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$619
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$582
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$550
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$759
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$576
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$572
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$582
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$645
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$539
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$578
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$578
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$672
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$599
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$593
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$645
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$571
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$648
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$720