Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$629
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
34
80
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
50K
2.71M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 16% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 4938th and 5770th ($1123 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2580th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kaohsiung

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$13326

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617