Bandar Seri Begawan vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2748
🏠 One person rent
$629
$598
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1012
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1664
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
34
42
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
50K
1.42M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 6% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 4938th and 4774th ($1123 vs $1193) 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 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Muscat. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 2580th and 2223rd 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
$3.98
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$7.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$12.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$734
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$77.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$4.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$4.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$65.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$10581

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1082
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$797
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$530
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1173
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1455
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2356
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1543
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2470
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$559
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$526
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$514
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$717
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$521
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2100
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$494
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$2015
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$700
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$497
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$558
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1062
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1340
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1218
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$421
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$816
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$505
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$965
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$485
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1059
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$778
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$471
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$457
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$917
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$454