Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2472	$2629
🏠 One person rent	$638	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1986	$1462
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	58
😀 Quality of life	73	86
🏙️ Population	50K	788K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 15% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5724th ($1138 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 492nd in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Hamamatsu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hamamatsu ranked 13th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 398th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hamamatsu

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hamamatsu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$42.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.2	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	0.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$4795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.36	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.96	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.5	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13236	$16739

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1236
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1459
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$711
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$734
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$609
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$621
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$520
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$562
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$600
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$627
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$537
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$709
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$560
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$634
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$588
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$635
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$419
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$530
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$411
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$537
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$543
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$506
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$488
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$500
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$437
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$541
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$632
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$525
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$509
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$554
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$566
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$605
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$453
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$603
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$503
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$835

Cities near Hamamatsu

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Iwata	$926
18 km or 11 mi	Fukuroi	$928
18 km or 11 mi	Kosai	$887
25 km or 15 mi	Kakegawa	$940
29 km or 18 mi	Shinshiro	$904
32 km or 20 mi	Kikugawa	$945
32 km or 20 mi	Toyohashi	$840
35 km or 22 mi	Toyokawa	$868
37 km or 23 mi	Omaezaki	$955
43 km or 26 mi	Shimada	$939
43 km or 27 mi	Tahara	$885
45 km or 28 mi	Makinohara	$947
48 km or 30 mi	Yoshida	$943
48 km or 30 mi	Gamagori	$901
51 km or 32 mi	Fujieda	$929
54 km or 34 mi	Kota	$917
56 km or 35 mi	Yaizu	$924
58 km or 36 mi	Okazaki	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Nishio	$950
64 km or 40 mi	Chiryu	$953
66 km or 41 mi	Anjo	$962
66 km or 41 mi	Shizuoka	$961
67 km or 41 mi	Toyota	$990
69 km or 43 mi	Hekinan	$949
72 km or 44 mi	Takahama	$956
73 km or 45 mi	Miyoshi	$967
73 km or 45 mi	Kariya	$979
75 km or 47 mi	Togo	$983
76 km or 47 mi	Mihama	$952
76 km or 47 mi	Higashiura	$978
76 km or 47 mi	Taketoyo	$960
76 km or 47 mi	Handa	$962
76 km or 48 mi	Toyoake	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Obu	$996
78 km or 49 mi	Agui	$971
79 km or 49 mi	Nisshin	$997
81 km or 50 mi	Nagakute	$972
81 km or 50 mi	Seto	$957
83 km or 52 mi	Tokai	$998
84 km or 52 mi	Mizunami	$941