Bandar Seri Begawan vs Yantai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Yantai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$749
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$574
$372
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
35
49
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
50K
7.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 39% more expensive than in Yantai. Cities ranked 5060th and 6575th ($1038 vs $749) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th 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 1.5 months in Yantai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Yantai ranked 40th in China, while ranked 1329th and 6005th 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
$3.09
$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$3967
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$7428
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$4.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$93.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$433
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$23682

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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
40 km or 25 mi Qixia
$679
59 km or 37 mi Rushan
$669
68 km or 42 mi Laiyang
$649
70 km or 43 mi Haiyang
$653
74 km or 46 mi Weihai
$708
77 km or 48 mi Zhaoyuan
$630
88 km or 54 mi Longkou
$625
88 km or 55 mi Laixi
$633
111 km or 69 mi Rongcheng
$665
120 km or 75 mi Laizhou
$594
135 km or 84 mi Pingdu
$600
162 km or 101 mi Qingdao
$653
171 km or 106 mi Dalian
$601
173 km or 107 mi Jiaozhou
$623
176 km or 109 mi Gaomi
$591
177 km or 110 mi Changyi
$530
207 km or 128 mi Weifang
$507
224 km or 139 mi Anqiu
$548
227 km or 141 mi Zhucheng
$581
232 km or 144 mi Shouguang
$542
247 km or 154 mi Dongying
$555
256 km or 159 mi Wafangdian
$589
259 km or 161 mi Qingzhou
$544
275 km or 171 mi Rizhao
$575
287 km or 179 mi Binzhou
$506
293 km or 182 mi Zibo
$525
294 km or 183 mi Zhuanghe
$562
318 km or 197 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
318 km or 198 mi Zouping
$538
343 km or 213 mi Luanzhou
$637
347 km or 215 mi Gaizhou
$531
348 km or 216 mi Laiwu
$572
352 km or 219 mi Xintai
$585
358 km or 223 mi Binhai
$667
359 km or 223 mi Laoling
$572
361 km or 224 mi Xingcheng
$585
362 km or 225 mi Huanghua
$607
364 km or 226 mi Lianyungang
$608
366 km or 227 mi Qian'an
$643
366 km or 227 mi Tangshan
$677