Bandar Seri Begawan vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$991
🏠 One person rent
$548
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$172
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$273
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
38
😀 Quality of life
72
36
🏙️ Population
50K
1.54M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 161% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 5290th and 8967th ($1031 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 77th in Brunei and Indonesia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 1751st and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Palembang

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Bandar Seri Begawan Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$7821

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$600
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$475
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$516
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$469
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$460
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$534
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$507
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$492
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$506
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$441
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$535
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$595
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$494
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$577
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$522
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$524
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$407
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$562
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$431
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$518
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$417
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$458
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$466
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$500
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$488
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$492
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$558
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$536
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$701
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$506
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$518
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$385
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$539
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$513
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$563
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$500
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$542
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$883
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$545
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$703
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$679
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$521
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$427
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$682
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$490
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