Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$629
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
68
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
50K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 115% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4938th and 8548th ($1123 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 485th 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 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 2580th and 3567th 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
$3.98
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567