Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1045
🏠 One person rent
$638
$163
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$154
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$72.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$152
😷 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 162% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8914th ($1138 vs $434) 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 1.7 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 2614th and 6414th 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
$4.05
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.96
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$122
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$71.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$69.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
13.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$659
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$9.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$1.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$1.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$58.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$1646

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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
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$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
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561