Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$594
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$690
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
35
17
😀 Quality of life
73
37
🏙️ Population
50K
9.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 82% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 5006th and 7790th ($1090 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 315th 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 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 1581st and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhoukou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$15431

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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528