Bandar Seri Begawan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$548	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$461
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	72	54
🏙️ Population	50K	120K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 32% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5290th and 6518th ($1031 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Brunei and Thailand, respectively. Check Brunei vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 1751st and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Pattaya

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$8876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508