Bandar Seri Begawan vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1024
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2607
🏠 One person rent
$638
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$695
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1617
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
34
54
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
50K
791K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 11% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5487th ($1138 vs $1024) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 361st 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 1.6 months in Niigata. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Niigata ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 2415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Niigata

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Bandar Seri Begawan Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$5.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
1.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$2779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$65.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$16483

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$984
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$999
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1011
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1016
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1024
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1031
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1015
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1056
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1023
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1099
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1037
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1072
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1060
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1083
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1018
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$975
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1085
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1031
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$968
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1100
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$954
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1058
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$941
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1022
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$948
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$958
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1035
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1058
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$942
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$948
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$983
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1035
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1041
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$958
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$969
134 km or 84 mi Date
$926
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1045
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1032