Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$408
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1026
🏠 One person rent
$594
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$257
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$468
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
35
75
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
50K
4.5M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 167% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 5006th and 8957th ($1090 vs $408) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th in Brunei and India, respectively. Check Brunei vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 1581st and 5494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kolkata

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Bandar Seri Begawan Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$88.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$184
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$36.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$6.67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$5.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.42
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$9.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$1751

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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
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$338
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$360
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$351
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$340
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$338
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$334
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$343
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$343
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$360
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$344
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$353
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$341
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$336
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$336
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$346
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$356
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$366
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$335
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$342
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$332
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$335
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$399
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$307
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$317
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$294
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$304
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$296
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$290
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$339
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$288
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$309
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$273
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$284
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$279
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$295
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$330
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$285
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$428
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$301
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$311