Bandar Seri Begawan vs Bishkek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bishkek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2428	$1868
🏠 One person rent	$629	$431
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$766
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	34	44
😀 Quality of life	73	53
🏙️ Population	50K	1.19M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 42% more expensive than in Bishkek. Cities ranked 4938th and 6825th ($1123 vs $789) 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 0.2 months in Bishkek. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Bishkek ranked 1st in Kyrgyzstan, while ranked 2580th and 6437th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bishkek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.9	$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1196	$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$660
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$43.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	20.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$1669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2335	$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11172	$7494

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1233
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Bishkek

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi	Kant	$500
59 km or 37 mi	Tokmok	$636
171 km or 106 mi	Toktogul	$646
171 km or 106 mi	Kaskelen	$899
194 km or 121 mi	Almaty	$1014
195 km or 121 mi	Talas	$555
198 km or 123 mi	Naryn	$601
207 km or 129 mi	Cholpon-Ata	$656
233 km or 145 mi	Kapchagay	$876
251 km or 156 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
261 km or 162 mi	Taraz	$488
299 km or 186 mi	Osh	$570
303 km or 188 mi	Andijan	$471
317 km or 197 mi	Namangan	$572
357 km or 222 mi	Margilan	$669
360 km or 224 mi	Fergana	$688
376 km or 233 mi	Artux	$514
387 km or 240 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
398 km or 247 mi	Kashgar	$518
411 km or 256 mi	Shymkent	$587
439 km or 273 mi	Chirchiq	$759
444 km or 276 mi	Balkhash	$687
449 km or 279 mi	Konibodom	$610
471 km or 292 mi	Tashkent	$842
482 km or 300 mi	Istiklol	$599
497 km or 309 mi	Kentau	$535
498 km or 310 mi	Ghafurov	$583
499 km or 310 mi	Buston	$622
502 km or 312 mi	Khujand	$576
506 km or 314 mi	Aksu	$521
516 km or 320 mi	Turkistan	$549
558 km or 346 mi	Yining	$579
568 km or 353 mi	Istaravshan	$645
614 km or 382 mi	Aral	$513
637 km or 396 mi	Jizzakh	$568
642 km or 399 mi	Bole	$572
682 km or 424 mi	Dushanbe	$773
691 km or 430 mi	Panjakent	$704
721 km or 448 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
729 km or 453 mi	Samarkand	$497