Bandar Seri Begawan vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$594
$1506
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$2275
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$4184
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
73
97
🏙️ Population
50K
2.36M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 56% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 5006th and 781st ($1090 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Australia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 1581st and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Brisbane

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Bandar Seri Begawan Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$9531

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
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$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
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$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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$1877
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$1925
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$2141
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$2300
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1754
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1635
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1958
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1689
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1289
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1615
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1514
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1833
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1815
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2286
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$1997
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$1732
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2472
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$2801
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1674
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1500
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1532
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1748
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$2393
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$1628
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1746
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1303
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1717
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$1816
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1397
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1829
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1822
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$2397
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1800
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1758
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1876