Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2345
🏠 One person rent
$629
$344
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$582
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$381
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1603
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
34
83
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
50K
220K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 28% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4938th and 6404th ($1123 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 13th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.8 months in Changhua. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Changhua ranked 12th in Taiwan, while ranked 2580th and 3879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changhua

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$84.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$6888
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$5883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$6.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$9.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$50
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$17992

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$1233
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$942
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$868
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$884
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$687
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$904
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$921
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$889
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$989
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$938
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1123
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$792
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1248
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$844
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$971
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$979
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$643
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$673
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$648
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$892
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$729
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$702
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$672
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1039
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$689
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$705
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$640
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$612
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$474
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$717
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$473
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$774
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$682
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$600
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$617
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$687
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1042
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$686
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$677
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$684