Bandar Seri Begawan vs Ho Chi Minh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Ho Chi Minh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$735
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$2016
🏠 One person rent
$548
$376
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$815
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$487
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
66
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
50K
9.39M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 40% more expensive than in Ho Chi Minh. Cities ranked 5290th and 6739th ($1031 vs $735) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Ho Chi Minh. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Ho Chi Minh ranked 1st in Vietnam, while ranked 1751st and 4253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Ho Chi Minh

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Bandar Seri Begawan Ho Chi Minh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$2.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$23.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$634
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$9.54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$2039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$41.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$14143

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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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$425
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$678
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$512
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$454
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$508
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$514
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$721
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$506
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$507
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$513
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$526
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$504
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$836
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$577
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$516
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$531
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$534
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$596
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$519
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$634
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$535
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$755
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$644
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$516
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$573
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$677
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$639
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$545
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$427
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$685
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$584
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$593
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$393
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$752
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$739
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$781
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$588