Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$2900
🏠 One person rent
$548
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1081
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$2064
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
50K
594K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 5% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 5290th and 4951st ($1031 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 211th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 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 24th in Japan, while ranked 1751st and 653rd 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
$3.86
$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.21
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$14573

Cost of living in other countries

Bandar Seri BegawanKawaguchi

Cost of living

$349

$907

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$544
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$527
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$523
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$538
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$567
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$553
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$631
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$580
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$593
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$606
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$600
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$430
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$475
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$516
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$427
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$553
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$469
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$460
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$507
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$492
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$506
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$441
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$535
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$595
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$494
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$577
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$522
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$524
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$407
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$562
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$431
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$567
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$518
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1088
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1164
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1084
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1081
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1111
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1101
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1125
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1080
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1094
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1086
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1124
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1079
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1124