Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$995
🏠 One person rent
$574
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
74
53
🏙️ Population
50K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 149% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5060th and 8902nd ($1038 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 1329th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1108
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$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546