Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1085
$613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2503
$1597
🏠 One person rent
$576
$245
🏘️ Family rent
$981
$429
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.5
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2118
$748
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
49 km
🎓 Higher education
35
19
😀 Quality of life
73
41
🏙️ Population
50K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 77% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 5261st and 7733rd ($1085 vs $613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 174th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Zhumadian ranked 304th in China, while ranked 2022nd and 7189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Zhumadian

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Bandar Seri Begawan Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.91
$2.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$696
$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1230
$415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$769
$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.4
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4058
$3057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.35
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.4
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.85
$5.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$5.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$160
$321
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9517
$7672

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$1219
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$1413
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$565
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$692
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$567
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$574
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$531
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$526
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$557
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$577
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$559
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$610
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$582
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$646
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$612
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$646
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$424
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$482
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$532
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$420
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$559
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$465
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$455
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$498
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$506
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$495
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$454
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$521
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$616
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$480
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$578
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$528
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$559
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$562
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$585
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$449
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$592
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$501
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$851

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Distance City Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi Wugang
$565
67 km or 42 mi Luohe
$585
92 km or 57 mi Zhoukou
$582
95 km or 59 mi Xinyang
$616
96 km or 60 mi Xiangcheng
$581
108 km or 67 mi Pingdingshan
$581
118 km or 73 mi Xuchang
$579
128 km or 80 mi Jieshou
$593
140 km or 87 mi Nanyang
$615
140 km or 87 mi Changge
$546
140 km or 87 mi Yuzhou
$554
152 km or 94 mi Zaoyang
$584
152 km or 95 mi Guangshui
$602
153 km or 95 mi Suizhou
$609
160 km or 100 mi Xinzheng
$543
166 km or 103 mi Fuyang
$621
173 km or 107 mi Ruzhou
$541
184 km or 114 mi Xinmi
$531
185 km or 115 mi Dengzhou
$590
189 km or 117 mi Dengfeng
$532
194 km or 121 mi Anlu
$597
200 km or 124 mi Zhengzhou
$517
203 km or 126 mi Xiangyang
$588
204 km or 127 mi Kaifeng
$524
210 km or 130 mi Xingyang
$525
218 km or 135 mi Yicheng
$570
219 km or 136 mi Gongyi
$527
220 km or 137 mi Shangqiu
$716
221 km or 137 mi Macheng
$612
226 km or 140 mi Yanshi
$516
228 km or 142 mi Xiaogan
$639
230 km or 143 mi Laohekou
$571
230 km or 143 mi Yingcheng
$594
234 km or 145 mi Jingshan
$579
238 km or 148 mi Luoyang
$509
240 km or 149 mi Danjiangkou
$571
243 km or 151 mi Zhongxiang
$573
244 km or 151 mi Mengzhou
$512
248 km or 154 mi Yongcheng
$603
256 km or 159 mi Qinyang
$511