Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$574
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$627
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
78
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
50K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 105% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5060th and 8471st ($1038 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 1329th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$4818

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73 km or 45 mi Seria
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617