Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2504
🏠 One person rent
$594
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$757
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$2391
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
35
39
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
50K
903K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5006th and 5777th ($1090 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.4 months in Dammam. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1581st and 1641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dammam

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Bandar Seri Begawan Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$662
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$77.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$8345

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Distance City Cost of living
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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
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$870
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1226
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1267
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$878
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1218
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$928
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1719
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1810
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$548
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$541
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$537
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1457
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1586
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$561
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$713
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$558
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$556
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$716
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$507
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$557
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$552
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$489
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$705
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$879
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2309
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1503
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2084
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$588
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$490
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$940
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$547