Bandar Seri Begawan vs Busan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Busan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2838
🏠 One person rent	$548	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$797
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$2181
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	50K	3.45M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 3% less expensive than in Busan. Cities ranked 5290th and 5092nd ($1031 vs $1060) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Brunei and South Korea, respectively. Check Brunei vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.1 months in Busan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Busan ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 1751st and 201st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Busan

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Busan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$92.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$7716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$7051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$8.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$8.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$85.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$13395

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970