Bandar Seri Begawan vs Haiphong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Haiphong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$606
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1888
🏠 One person rent
$594
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$811
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$47.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$624
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
35
35
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
50K
2.09M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 80% more expensive than in Haiphong. Cities ranked 5006th and 7712th ($1090 vs $606) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Vietnam, respectively. Check Brunei vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1 months in Haiphong. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Haiphong ranked 4th in Vietnam, while ranked 1581st and 5726th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Haiphong

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Bandar Seri Begawan Haiphong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$1.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$684
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$38.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1210
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$6.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$32.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$32.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$13312

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$1409
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$574
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$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
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$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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$565
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$592
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$523
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$511
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$577
77 km or 48 mi Bac Ninh
$545
89 km or 55 mi Hanoi
$648
123 km or 76 mi Thai Nguyen
$571
144 km or 89 mi Viet Tri
$554
144 km or 90 mi Thanh Hoa
$571
191 km or 119 mi Fangchenggang
$595
194 km or 120 mi Chongzuo
$586
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$614
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$583
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$660
282 km or 175 mi Nanning
$572
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$560
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$549
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$593
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$513
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$579
390 km or 243 mi Zhanjiang
$781
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$671
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$725
410 km or 255 mi Sanya
$778
413 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
420 km or 261 mi Laibin
$623
426 km or 265 mi Thakhek
$1151
451 km or 280 mi Maoming
$774
451 km or 280 mi Gaozhou
$774
457 km or 284 mi Hechi
$601
482 km or 299 mi Liuzhou
$607
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$1251
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$1174
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$407
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$580
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$1168
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$610
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$555
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$895