Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$638
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
68
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
50K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 123% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8643rd ($1138 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 2614th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$21713

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556