Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$638
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
34
33
😀 Quality of life
73
25
🏙️ Population
50K
5.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 141% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8823rd ($1138 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Brunei and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 2614th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kabul

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$1540

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
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$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
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$433
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$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
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$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467