Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$610
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1688
🏠 One person rent
$629
$194
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$66.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$701
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
34
14
😀 Quality of life
73
43
🏙️ Population
50K
9.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 84% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 4938th and 7898th ($1123 vs $610) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 226th 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 1.1 months in Zhoukou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhoukou ranked 362nd in China, while ranked 2580th and 7422nd 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
$3.98
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$32.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$50.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$8.86
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$19.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$2.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$26.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$0.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$25.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$18568

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$1233
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$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
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$583
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$519
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$567
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$487
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$599
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$504
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$521
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$514
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$516
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$533
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$612
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$457
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$613
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$523
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$520
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$588
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$520
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$596
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$522
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$555
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$529
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$811
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$522
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$484
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$595
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$491
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$575
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$524
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$605
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$502
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$492
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$513
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$513
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$540
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$589
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$533
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$589
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$562
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$593
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$531