Bandar Seri Begawan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$594
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1634
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
52
😀 Quality of life
73
67
🏙️ Population
50K
791K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 5006th and 4902nd ($1090 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 146th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 1581st and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$15392

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73 km or 45 mi Seria
$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
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046