Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$548	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$1866
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	50K	1.46M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 5290th and 4641st ($1031 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1751st and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Kyoto

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$7056

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$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

Cities near Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062