Bandar Seri Begawan vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$594
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$4357
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
73
100
🏙️ Population
50K
5.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 55% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 5006th and 923rd ($1090 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Australia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1581st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Melbourne

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Bandar Seri Begawan Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$21306

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$1409
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$574
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$673
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$571
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$572
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$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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$1758
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$1767
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$1757
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$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
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$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
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$1892
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$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
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$1829
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$1717
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$1697
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$1788
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$1628
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$1900
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$1746
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$1798
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$2393
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$1816
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$1748
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$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
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$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
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$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
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$1997
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$2801
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$2286
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$1833
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$2013
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$1661
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$1289
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$1913