Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hanoi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hanoi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$647
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1916
🏠 One person rent
$548
$292
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$744
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$439
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
71
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
50K
8.44M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 59% more expensive than in Hanoi. Cities ranked 5290th and 7236th ($1031 vs $647) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Vietnam, respectively. Check Brunei vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.7 months in Hanoi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hanoi ranked 2nd in Vietnam, while ranked 1751st and 4848th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hanoi

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Bandar Seri Begawan Hanoi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.98
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$623
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$71.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$9.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
10.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$2965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$7.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$3.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$42
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$12394

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$600
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$475
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$516
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$469
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$460
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$534
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$507
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$492
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$506
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$441
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$535
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$595
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$494
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$577
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$522
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$524
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$407
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$518
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