Bandar Seri Begawan vs Davao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Davao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2738	$1502
🏠 One person rent	$594	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1224	$471
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$443
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	37
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	50K	1.78M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 75% more expensive than in Davao. Cities ranked 5006th and 7538th ($1090 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th in Brunei and the Philippines, respectively. Check Brunei vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.7 months in Davao. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Davao ranked 6th in the Philippines, while ranked 1581st and 5326th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Davao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.61	$4.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$3.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$474	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$59.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$91.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	8.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$2.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.3	$8.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.34	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14109	$8048

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1238
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Davao

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Panabo	$570
45 km or 28 mi	Digos	$527
48 km or 30 mi	Tagum	$564
104 km or 65 mi	Koronadal	$403
109 km or 68 mi	Valencia	$545
111 km or 69 mi	Polomolok	$386
116 km or 72 mi	General Santos	$463
132 km or 82 mi	Malaybalay	$552
150 km or 93 mi	Cotabato	$391
177 km or 110 mi	Marawi	$387
189 km or 118 mi	Cagayan de Oro	$636
197 km or 123 mi	Iligan	$532
210 km or 130 mi	Butuan	$504
254 km or 158 mi	Pagadian	$465
302 km or 188 mi	Surigao	$625
315 km or 196 mi	Siargao	$582
388 km or 241 mi	Zamboanga	$501
403 km or 250 mi	Lapu-Lapu	$630
404 km or 251 mi	Talisay	$727
405 km or 252 mi	Cebu	$730
407 km or 253 mi	Mandaue	$791
427 km or 265 mi	Toledo	$683
446 km or 277 mi	Kabankalan	$590
452 km or 281 mi	Ormoc	$595
469 km or 292 mi	Tacloban	$656
491 km or 305 mi	Bago	$552
496 km or 308 mi	Bacolod	$542
500 km or 311 mi	Cadiz	$550
525 km or 326 mi	Iloilo	$534
567 km or 352 mi	Calbayog	$457
592 km or 368 mi	Roxas	$522
625 km or 389 mi	Manado	$463
626 km or 389 mi	Bitung	$467
679 km or 422 mi	Boracay	$839
679 km or 422 mi	Sorsogon	$443
705 km or 438 mi	Legazpi	$443
726 km or 451 mi	Ternate	$466
775 km or 482 mi	Naga	$488
778 km or 484 mi	Gorontalo	$465
810 km or 504 mi	Puerto Princesa	$611