Bandar Seri Begawan vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$594
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
63
😀 Quality of life
73
49
🏙️ Population
50K
14.9M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 154% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 5006th and 8915th ($1090 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 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 1581st and 6242nd 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
$3.61
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$1146

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548