Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1747
🏠 One person rent	$574	$398
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$699
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$35.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$362
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	44
😀 Quality of life	74	57
🏙️ Population	50K	1.19M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 44% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 5104th and 6893rd ($1068 vs $743) 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 1.8 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 2344th and 6164th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$339
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$37.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	20.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$1076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$3.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$41.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$207
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$5611

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1417
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$658
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$565
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$578
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$524
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$518
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$556
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$592
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$547
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$568
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$598
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$638
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$420
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$514
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$413
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$549
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$491
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$490
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$508
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$608
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$493
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$519
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$532
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$540
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$599
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$436
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$576
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$485
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$825

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$501
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$613
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$615
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$787
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$884
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$532
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$573
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$629
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$762
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$585
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$445
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$451
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$562
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$648
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$680
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$639
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$651
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$525
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$754
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$618
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$626
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$844
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$620
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$468
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$600
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$650
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$603
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$625
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$480
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$559
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$658
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$614
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$555
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$544
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$712
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$674
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$475