Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$548
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$680
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
78
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
50K
12.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 101% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 5290th and 8544th ($1031 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 499th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 33rd in China, while ranked 1751st and 3982nd 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
$3.86
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$19343

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$606
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$600
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$475
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$516
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$469
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$460
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$534
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$507
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$492
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$506
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$441
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$535
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$595
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$494
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$577
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$522
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$524
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$407
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$562
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$518
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$820

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$519
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$528
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$538
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$547
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$522
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$545
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$575
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$479
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$529
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$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
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$551
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$509
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$571
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$586
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$505
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$538
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$520
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$787
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$547
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$505
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$591
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$625
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$591
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$573
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$588
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$580
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$578
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$571
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$800
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$726
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$1385
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$577
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$736
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$637
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$610
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$632
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$587
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$564
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$591