Bandar Seri Begawan vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1743
🏠 One person rent	$574	$160
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$769
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$205
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	18
😀 Quality of life	74	36
🏙️ Population	50K	1.24M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 124% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 5060th and 8716th ($1038 vs $463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th in Brunei and Vietnam, respectively. Check Brunei vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 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 20th in Vietnam, while ranked 1329th and 7738th 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	$3.09	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$3.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$110
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1318	$813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$2548
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$7.42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$5.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$3.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$48	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13397	$7317

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1108
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1276
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$492
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$479
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$464
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$537
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$465
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$470
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$495
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$577
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$537
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$604
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$643
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$584
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$442
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$440
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$444
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$568
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$553
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$493
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$554
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$603
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$534
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$512
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$525
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$531
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$399
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$587
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$412
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$612
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$499
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$841

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$515
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$509
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$518
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$516
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$694
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$520
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$702
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$550
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$479
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$534
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$569
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$553
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$512
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$521
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$628
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$587
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$614
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$539
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$619
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$518
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$653
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$665
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$702