Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 22.9% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.51
|
$2.97
BND3.89
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.34
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.58
|
$0.78
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.20
|
$0.53
BND0.69
|
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pay 50.6% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.16
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.49
|
$2.22
BND2.92
|
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Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.01
|
$6.27
BND8.23
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.42
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.25
|
$2.59
BND3.40
|
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Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.81
|
$1.47
BND1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.63
|
$1.01
BND1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.19
|
$1.68
BND2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$1.65
BND2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.61
|
$0.70
BND0.92
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$0.76
BND0.99
|
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pay 89.6% more for transportation
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.92
|
$1.48
BND1.94
|
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Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥245.89
|
$22.25
BND29.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,532.06
|
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.24
|
$25.22
BND33.10
|
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pay 50.2% more for housing
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.51
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,886.80
|
$593.65
BND779.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,990.20
|
$519.45
BND681.80
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥299.48
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,940.63
|
$126.07
BND165.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,367.93
|
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
|
pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.84
|
$1.85
BND2.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.50
|
$3.23
BND4.24
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.59
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥441.45
|
$40.80
BND53.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.01
|
$4.45
BND5.84
|
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pay 29.3% less for clothing
Beijing
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥465.66
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.06
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥605.82
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥799.53
|
$86.56
BND113.61
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