Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2497
🏠 One person rent
$594
$328
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$833
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$363
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1478
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
73
61
🏙️ Population
50K
225K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 29% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 5006th and 6291st ($1090 vs $841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 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 15th in Taiwan, while ranked 1581st and 5006th 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
$3.61
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.25
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$333
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$71.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$5699
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$3930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$9.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$80.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$344
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$14228

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$931
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$818
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$761
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$698
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$707
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$864
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$828
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$868
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$841
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1060
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$745
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1158
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$801
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$932
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$1028
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$661
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$666
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$821
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$807
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$731
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$683
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1229
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$673
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$713
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$642
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$605
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$592
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$719
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$691
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$776
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$795
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$726
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$643
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$712
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1231
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$719
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$702
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$716