Bandar Seri Begawan vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2973
🏠 One person rent
$629
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$836
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
50K
4.04M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 0.1% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 4938th and 4931st ($1123 vs $1123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in New Taipei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 2580th and 183rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs New Taipei

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Bandar Seri Begawan New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$1046
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$69
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$7371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$9.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$37.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$21429

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1248
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$989
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$979
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$792
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$889
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$921
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$687
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$942
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$874
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$868
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$884
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$904
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$679
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$673
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$844
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$938
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$672
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1039
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$648
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$643
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$971
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$717
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$892
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$774
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$729
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$689
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$687
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$702
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1042
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$640
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$686
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$677
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$705
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$617
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$611
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$696
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$628
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$474
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$684
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$612