Bandar Seri Begawan vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$548
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$1546
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
20
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
50K
1.41M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 15% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 5290th and 4439th ($1031 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1751st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Medina

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Bandar Seri Begawan Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$7421

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$829
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$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905