Bandar Seri Begawan vs Jeonju - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Jeonju
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2314
🏠 One person rent	$548	$295
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$569
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$1745
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	35	61
😀 Quality of life	72	64
🏙️ Population	50K	342K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 21% more expensive than in Jeonju. Cities ranked 5290th and 6251st ($1031 vs $854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 87th in Brunei and South Korea, respectively. Check Brunei vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2 months in Jeonju. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Jeonju ranked 50th in South Korea, while ranked 1751st and 4376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Jeonju

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Jeonju
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$242
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$434
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$74.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$8165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$17.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$9.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$26.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$7.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$62.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$13386

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Jeonju

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Iksan	$959
24 km or 15 mi	Gimje	$937
39 km or 24 mi	Jeongeup	$970
43 km or 27 mi	Nonsan	$1019
43 km or 27 mi	Gunsan	$1005
51 km or 31 mi	Namwon	$987
51 km or 32 mi	Gyeryong	$977
62 km or 39 mi	Asan	$1038
63 km or 39 mi	Daejeon	$992
70 km or 44 mi	Gongju	$1038
74 km or 46 mi	Boryeong	$1063
75 km or 47 mi	Sejong	$1019
76 km or 47 mi	Gwangju	$1101
93 km or 58 mi	Gimcheon	$977
96 km or 59 mi	Cheongju	$936
97 km or 60 mi	Naju	$1012
102 km or 63 mi	Suncheon	$1059
109 km or 68 mi	Cheonan	$1151
110 km or 68 mi	Jinju	$1054
110 km or 68 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
112 km or 70 mi	Sangju	$1000
117 km or 73 mi	Gumi	$992
124 km or 77 mi	Seosan	$1036
127 km or 79 mi	Yeosu	$989
127 km or 79 mi	Sacheon	$983
128 km or 79 mi	Mungyeong	$979
128 km or 80 mi	Dangjin	$1033
131 km or 81 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
131 km or 81 mi	Daegu	$995
132 km or 82 mi	Anseong	$1026
134 km or 83 mi	Mokpo	$998
143 km or 89 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
145 km or 90 mi	Masan	$998
146 km or 91 mi	Chungju	$900
147 km or 92 mi	Osan	$1042
149 km or 93 mi	Changwon	$1075
149 km or 93 mi	Miryang	$1030
157 km or 98 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
157 km or 98 mi	Yongin	$1127
159 km or 99 mi	Tongyeong	$924