Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1764
🏠 One person rent
$638
$357
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
34
45
😀 Quality of life
73
68
🏙️ Population
50K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 55% more expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7085th ($1138 vs $732) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Brunei and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.9 months in Nur-Sultan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 2614th and 4594th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Nur-Sultan

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Bandar Seri Begawan Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$8.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$412
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$736
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$52.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
16.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$7.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$1.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$1.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$6043

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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
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$530
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$550
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$747
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$570
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$571
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$576
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$564
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$834
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$530
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$517
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$661
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$690
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$553
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$701
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$969
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$595
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$484
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$760
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$505
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$828
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$884
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$589
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$729
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$521
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$842
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$477
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$757
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$1053
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$503
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$808
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$533
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$866
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$616
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$974
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$537