Bandar Seri Begawan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$574	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$160
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	34	18
😀 Quality of life	74	37
🏙️ Population	50K	1.25M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 143% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5104th and 8893rd ($1068 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th in Brunei and Vietnam, respectively. Check Brunei vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Can Tho ranked 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 2344th and 8088th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Can Tho

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$6824

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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 Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812