Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$574
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$132
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
50K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 149% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5104th and 8915th ($1068 vs $430) 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 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2344th and 6371st 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
$3.86
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$1491

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$1200
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$1417
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$658
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$687
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$565
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$578
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$524
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$518
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$556
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$592
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$547
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$642
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$568
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$636
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$598
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$638
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$420
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$470
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$514
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$413
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$549
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$459
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$491
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$490
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$482
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$445
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$508
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$608
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$493
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$519
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$532
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$540
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$599
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$436
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$576
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$485
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$825

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558