Bandar Seri Begawan vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$594
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$256
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
50K
1.01M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 148% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5006th and 8895th ($1090 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1581st and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Islamabad

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Bandar Seri Begawan Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$3133

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$1238
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397