Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hiroshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hiroshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$1003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2738	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$594	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1224	$709
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	35	63
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	50K	1.2M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 9% more expensive than in Hiroshima. Cities ranked 5006th and 5674th ($1090 vs $1003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 664th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.7 months in Hiroshima. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Hiroshima ranked 446th in Japan, while ranked 1581st and 3185th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Hiroshima

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Hiroshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.61	$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$432
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$474	$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$78.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$36.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	1.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$6276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$3477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$44.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$3.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.3	$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.34	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14109	$7209

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1238
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1409
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$574
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$673
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$571
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$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

Cities near Hiroshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kaita	$936
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hatsukaichi	$954
13 km or 8.1 mi	Kumano	$944
18 km or 11 mi	Etajima	$970
18 km or 11 mi	Kure	$981
26 km or 16 mi	Higashihiroshima	$986
27 km or 17 mi	Otake	$1017
33 km or 20 mi	Iwakuni	$1040
39 km or 24 mi	Akitakata	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Takehara	$978
51 km or 32 mi	Mihara	$975
57 km or 35 mi	Yanai	$988
59 km or 37 mi	Miyoshi	$984
61 km or 38 mi	Imabari	$999
65 km or 40 mi	Masuda	$968
67 km or 41 mi	Hamada	$981
67 km or 41 mi	Hikari	$968
68 km or 42 mi	Matsuyama	$1063
68 km or 42 mi	Kudamatsu	$952
69 km or 43 mi	Onomichi	$960
70 km or 44 mi	Shunan	$942
71 km or 44 mi	Masaki	$993
73 km or 45 mi	Gotsu	$988
73 km or 46 mi	Iyo	$996
73 km or 46 mi	Shobara	$986
74 km or 46 mi	Fuchu	$954
76 km or 47 mi	Toon	$999
77 km or 48 mi	Tobe	$997
84 km or 52 mi	Fukuyama	$987
85 km or 53 mi	Saijo	$1018
89 km or 55 mi	Niihama	$1021
90 km or 56 mi	Hofu	$882
90 km or 56 mi	Oda	$1009
93 km or 58 mi	Yamaguchi	$818
95 km or 59 mi	Ibara	$962
97 km or 60 mi	Hagi	$905
97 km or 61 mi	Kasaoka	$961
98 km or 61 mi	Ozu	$997
103 km or 64 mi	Yawatahama	$995
105 km or 65 mi	Asakuchi	$983