Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$594
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$714
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
78
😀 Quality of life
73
66
🏙️ Population
50K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 109% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5006th and 8506th ($1090 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 1581st and 3930th 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
$3.61
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619