Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1788
🏠 One person rent
$638
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$240
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$35.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$358
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
44
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
50K
1.19M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 50% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6948th ($1138 vs $757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Kyrgyzstan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Kyrgyzstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.5 months in Bishkek. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2614th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bishkek

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Bandar Seri Begawan Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$6.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$868
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1674
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$3.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$6484

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484