Bandar Seri Begawan vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1090	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2738	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$594	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1224	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2341	$1508
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	68
😀 Quality of life	73	68
🏙️ Population	50K	720K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 11% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5006th and 5836th ($1090 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 769th 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 Okayama. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 1581st and 3256th 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	$3.61	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.5	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$628	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$474	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1377	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1048	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.7	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.9	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.5	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.41	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.44	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.3	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.94	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.34	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.02	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$133	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14109	$14206

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1238
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582