Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$594
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$231
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
28
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
50K
846K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 146% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 5006th and 8885th ($1090 vs $443) 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 2.1 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 1581st and 6524th 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
$3.61
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$4063

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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
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330