Bandar Seri Begawan vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$594
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$3414
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
73
95
🏙️ Population
50K
2.15M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 54% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5006th and 998th ($1090 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and France, respectively. Check Brunei vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1581st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Paris

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Bandar Seri Begawan Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$18941

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$1238
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$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

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$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395