Bandar Seri Begawan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2698
🏠 One person rent
$594
$551
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1053
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1727
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
50K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 5006th and 4893rd ($1090 vs $1110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Oman, respectively. Check Brunei vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.6 months in Muscat. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 1581st and 3189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Muscat

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Bandar Seri Begawan Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$5.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$7.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$11.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$801
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$71.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$62.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$4.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$8.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$4.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$8649

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$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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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$994
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$786
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$687
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1232
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1050
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2084
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1503
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2309
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$639
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$547
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$531
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$831
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$520
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1810
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$561
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1719
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$467
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$556
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$515
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1218
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1267
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1226
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$429
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$806
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$558
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$870
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$546
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$989
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$878
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$537
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$541
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$548