Bandar Seri Begawan vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Bandar Seri Begawan | Medan | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 114% more expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 5290th and 8745th ($1031 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 47th in Brunei and Indonesia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Indonesia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 1751st and 6633rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Medan
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| Bandar Seri Begawan | Medan | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 21 km or 13 mi | Binjai | |
| 67 km or 41 mi | Tebing Tinggi | |
| 90 km or 56 mi | Pematangsiantar | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Langsa | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Tanjungbalai | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Lhokseumawe | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Teluk Intan | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Taiping | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Padangsidempuan | |
| 268 km or 166 mi | George Town | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Butterworth | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Ipoh | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Sungai Petani | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | Gunungsitoli | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Klang | |
| 322 km or 200 mi |  Ko Lipe | |
| 324 km or 201 mi | Langkawi | |
| 325 km or 202 mi | Shah Alam | |
| 331 km or 206 mi | Alor Setar | |
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| 332 km or 206 mi | Petaling Jaya | |
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