Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$312
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$835
🏠 One person rent
$594
$82.9
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$203
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$46.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$199
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
45
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
50K
2.58M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 249% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 5006th and 9199th ($1090 vs $312) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Brunei vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 1581st and 6529th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Chittagong

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Bandar Seri Begawan Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$0.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$4.16
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$84.9
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$48.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$148
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$21.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$8.33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$41
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$44.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$938

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$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
84 km or 52 mi Cox's Bazar
$325
155 km or 96 mi Barisal
$295
178 km or 110 mi Agartala
$380
182 km or 113 mi Aizawl
$461
198 km or 123 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
198 km or 123 mi Narayanganj
$301
209 km or 130 mi Narsingdi
$271
213 km or 132 mi Dhaka
$428
239 km or 149 mi Khulna
$339
266 km or 165 mi Sittwe
$593
283 km or 176 mi Jessore
$290
287 km or 179 mi Sylhet
$296
307 km or 191 mi Mymensingh
$256
340 km or 211 mi Rajarhat
$353
342 km or 213 mi Monywa
$588
347 km or 215 mi Barasat
$356
348 km or 217 mi Madhyamgram
$341
349 km or 217 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
350 km or 218 mi Bidhannagar
$360
351 km or 218 mi North Dumdum
$343
353 km or 219 mi South Dumdum
$351
353 km or 219 mi Imphal
$391
354 km or 220 mi Bhatpara
$342
355 km or 220 mi Naihati
$335
356 km or 221 mi Baranagar
$340
356 km or 221 mi Kamarhati
$343
356 km or 222 mi Panihati
$344
358 km or 222 mi Barrackpore
$336
358 km or 222 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
358 km or 222 mi Chandannagar
$335
358 km or 223 mi Uttarpara
$334
358 km or 223 mi Kolkata
$408
359 km or 223 mi Bally
$338
360 km or 224 mi Serampore
$336
361 km or 224 mi Krishnanagar
$294
362 km or 225 mi Howrah
$338
362 km or 225 mi Shillong
$390
362 km or 225 mi Shantipur
$307
376 km or 234 mi Bogra
$282
381 km or 237 mi Maheshtala
$366