Bandar Seri Begawan vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2428	$789
🏠 One person rent	$629	$113
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$190
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$132
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$257
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	63
😀 Quality of life	73	59
🏙️ Population	50K	3.38M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 244% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 4938th and 9120th ($1123 vs $326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 85th in Brunei and India, respectively. Check Brunei vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.8 months in Lucknow. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 2580th and 5952nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$1.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$10.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.9	$3.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$116
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1196	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$46.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$7.51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	8.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$1173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2335	$530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$7.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$14.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$2.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$38.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$39.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11172	$975

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1233
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1447
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$688
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$718
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$588
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$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

Cities near Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$308
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$291
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$348
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$266
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$271
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$330
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$295
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$264
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$255
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$339
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$299
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$352
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$291
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$284
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$286
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$273
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$276
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$317
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$335
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$344
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$368
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$404
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$288
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$479
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$270
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$509
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$245
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$293
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$336
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$369
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$424
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$256
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$263
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$274
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$395
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$270
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$309
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$239
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$287