Bandar Seri Begawan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2472	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$638	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1986	$1414
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	34	70
😀 Quality of life	73	75
🏙️ Population	50K	720K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 25% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4932nd and 6268th ($1138 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 798th 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 Okayama. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Okayama

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.2	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.36	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.96	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.5	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13236	$12437

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1236
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554