Bandar Seri Begawan vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$744
🏠 One person rent	$548	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$182
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	35	43
😀 Quality of life	72	26
🏙️ Population	50K	2.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 235% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 5290th and 9184th ($1031 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan 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 Gujranwala. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 1751st and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$850

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321