Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$421
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$1023
🏠 One person rent
$629
$146
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$237
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$74.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$142
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
63
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
50K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 167% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4938th and 8923rd ($1123 vs $421) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan 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 Karachi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 2580th and 6375th 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
$3.98
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$65.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$91.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$1.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$1.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$19.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$4.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$63.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$1476

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525