Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1185
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2857
🏠 One person rent
$629
$519
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$877
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1748
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
91
😀 Quality of life
73
94
🏙️ Population
50K
1.52M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 5% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4938th and 4788th ($1123 vs $1185) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kobe ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 2580th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kobe

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$882
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$4306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$2819
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$28.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$7.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$3.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$19
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$45.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$10496

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$718
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$588
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$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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$1012
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$1066
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$1141
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$1024
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1031
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1021
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1010
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1014
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$996
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$988
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1042
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$991
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1004
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1254
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1028
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$982
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1046
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$997
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1035
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1007
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1033
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1039
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1026
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1034
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$975
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1026
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$946
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1010
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1046
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1056
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1119
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$986
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$1044
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1038