Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hamamatsu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hamamatsu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2601
🏠 One person rent
$629
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$387
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
34
58
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
788K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 13% more expensive than in Hamamatsu. Cities ranked 4938th and 5611th ($1123 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 413th 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 1.3 months in Hamamatsu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hamamatsu ranked 357th in Japan, while ranked 2580th and 2696th 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
$3.98
$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$3.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$5489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$75.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$51.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$17211

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi Iwata
$941
18 km or 11 mi Fukuroi
$932
18 km or 11 mi Kosai
$879
25 km or 15 mi Kakegawa
$936
29 km or 18 mi Shinshiro
$887
32 km or 20 mi Kikugawa
$929
32 km or 20 mi Toyohashi
$817
35 km or 22 mi Toyokawa
$844
37 km or 23 mi Omaezaki
$941
43 km or 26 mi Shimada
$912
43 km or 27 mi Tahara
$864
45 km or 28 mi Makinohara
$923
48 km or 30 mi Yoshida
$915
48 km or 30 mi Gamagori
$873
51 km or 32 mi Fujieda
$888
54 km or 34 mi Kota
$893
56 km or 35 mi Yaizu
$883
58 km or 36 mi Okazaki
$938
63 km or 39 mi Nishio
$924
64 km or 40 mi Chiryu
$913
66 km or 41 mi Anjo
$930
66 km or 41 mi Shizuoka
$895
67 km or 41 mi Toyota
$961
69 km or 43 mi Hekinan
$921
72 km or 44 mi Takahama
$931
73 km or 45 mi Miyoshi
$943
73 km or 45 mi Kariya
$947
75 km or 47 mi Togo
$954
76 km or 47 mi Mihama
$928
76 km or 47 mi Higashiura
$945
76 km or 47 mi Taketoyo
$931
76 km or 47 mi Handa
$937
76 km or 48 mi Toyoake
$966
77 km or 48 mi Obu
$958
78 km or 49 mi Agui
$940
79 km or 49 mi Nisshin
$961
81 km or 50 mi Nagakute
$948
81 km or 50 mi Seto
$937
83 km or 52 mi Tokai
$966
84 km or 52 mi Mizunami
$927