Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$638
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$214
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
34
29
😀 Quality of life
73
51
🏙️ Population
50K
846K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 177% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8958th ($1138 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Nepal, respectively. Check Brunei vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 2614th and 6657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kathmandu

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$3536

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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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5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
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$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
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$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360