Bandar Seri Begawan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1018
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2580
🏠 One person rent
$629
$433
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$731
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1251
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
54
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
791K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4938th and 5436th ($1123 vs $1018) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 299th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan 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 Niigata. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Niigata ranked 365th in Japan, while ranked 2580th and 2749th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$514
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$2645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$37.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$43.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$62.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$17418

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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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$993
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$996
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1015
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1013
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1021
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1019
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$996
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1030
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$997
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1066
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1008
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1044
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1053
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$950
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1058
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1007
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$942
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1074
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$935
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$932
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1025
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$919
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1004
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$924
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$933
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1002
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1031
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$914
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$928
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$956
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1009
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1021
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$944
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$949
134 km or 84 mi Date
$904
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1029
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1009