Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1050
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2610
🏠 One person rent
$638
$497
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$839
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$291
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$2014
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
34
100
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
50K
594K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 8% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5298th ($1138 vs $1050) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 243rd in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kawaguchi ranked 37th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 939th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kawaguchi

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$593
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$6497
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3788
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$4.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$18
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$15104

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$979
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1089
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1073
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1048
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1116
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1074
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1056
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1011
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1698
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1046
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1072
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1084
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1066
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1070
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1013
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1038
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1088
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1005
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1102
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1145
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1033
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1154
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1115