Bandar Seri Begawan vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2382
🏠 One person rent
$638
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$590
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$43.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1594
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
24 km
🎓 Higher education
34
83
😀 Quality of life
73
70
🏙️ Population
50K
221K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 28% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6410th ($1138 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 11th in Taiwan, while ranked 2614th and 4187th 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
$4.05
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$85.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
2.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$6718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$6962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$8.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$6.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$17071

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Taichung
$957
23 km or 14 mi Nantou
$879
40 km or 25 mi Douliu
$889
63 km or 39 mi Miaoli
$709
66 km or 41 mi Chiayi
$910
93 km or 58 mi Hsinchu
$937
98 km or 61 mi Zhubei
$882
111 km or 69 mi Taoyuan
$941
126 km or 78 mi Tainan
$910
140 km or 87 mi New Taipei
$1108
145 km or 90 mi Yilan
$796
149 km or 92 mi Taipei
$1257
158 km or 98 mi Taitung
$841
163 km or 101 mi Kaohsiung
$999
170 km or 106 mi Keelung
$997
215 km or 133 mi Jinjiang
$630
217 km or 135 mi Putian
$668
218 km or 136 mi Quanzhou
$634
227 km or 141 mi Kinmen
$903
253 km or 157 mi Xiamen
$723
256 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
295 km or 183 mi Zhangzhou
$696
307 km or 191 mi Ningde
$654
368 km or 229 mi Ishigaki
$1067
372 km or 231 mi Nanping
$682
373 km or 231 mi Longyan
$698
381 km or 237 mi Sanming
$634
398 km or 248 mi Shantou
$602
399 km or 248 mi Chaozhou
$465
413 km or 257 mi Rui'an
$705
428 km or 266 mi Jieyang
$464
437 km or 272 mi Wenzhou
$763
448 km or 279 mi Meizhou
$673
452 km or 281 mi Puning
$589
481 km or 299 mi Wuyishan
$610
487 km or 302 mi Wenling
$677
488 km or 303 mi Miyakojima
$1064
491 km or 305 mi Lishui
$697
536 km or 333 mi Linhai
$661
550 km or 342 mi Shangrao
$665