Bandar Seri Begawan vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$548	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$1511
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	72	53
🏙️ Population	50K	2.49M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% more expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 5290th and 5424th ($1031 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Angola, respectively. Check Brunei vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 1751st and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Luanda

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961