Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$548	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$274
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	50K	16.8M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 140% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5290th and 8899th ($1031 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Brunei vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 1751st and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Dhaka

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$1681

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314