Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2181
🏠 One person rent
$594
$384
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$571
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
38
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
50K
6.98M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 39% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 5006th and 6518th ($1090 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 39th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhanjiang ranked 152nd in China, while ranked 1581st and 6686th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhanjiang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$20188

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Maoming
$774
94 km or 59 mi Gaozhou
$774
131 km or 81 mi Haikou
$671
138 km or 86 mi Beihai
$660
161 km or 100 mi Yulin
$794
177 km or 110 mi Yangjiang
$895
203 km or 126 mi Qinzhou
$614
222 km or 138 mi Fangchenggang
$595
226 km or 141 mi Guigang
$725
255 km or 159 mi Yunfu
$839
270 km or 168 mi Kaiping
$824
271 km or 168 mi Wuzhou
$819
281 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
295 km or 183 mi Zhaoqing
$806
307 km or 191 mi Laibin
$623
317 km or 197 mi Jiangmen
$830
324 km or 201 mi Cam Pha
$577
338 km or 210 mi Zhongshan
$491
341 km or 212 mi Sanya
$778
342 km or 212 mi Chongzuo
$586
343 km or 213 mi Macau
$1590
345 km or 214 mi Foshan
$602
346 km or 215 mi Ha Long
$592
348 km or 216 mi Zhuhai
$641
362 km or 225 mi Liuzhou
$607
364 km or 226 mi Guangzhou
$763
377 km or 234 mi Hezhou
$780
388 km or 241 mi Qingyuan
$808
390 km or 243 mi Haiphong
$606
401 km or 249 mi Dongguan
$678
405 km or 252 mi Shenzhen
$958
406 km or 252 mi Hong Kong
$2753
410 km or 255 mi Kowloon
$2427
423 km or 263 mi Hai Duong
$565
430 km or 267 mi Thai Binh
$523
447 km or 278 mi Lianzhou
$783
449 km or 279 mi Nam Dinh
$511
451 km or 280 mi Bac Ninh
$545
453 km or 281 mi Guilin
$538
455 km or 283 mi Hechi
$601