Bandar Seri Begawan vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1038	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2589	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$574	$313
🏘️ Family rent	$1164	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$256
🚐 Transport expenses	$49.9	$29.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2090	$447
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	31
😀 Quality of life	74	42
🏙️ Population	50K	116K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 56% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 5060th and 7072nd ($1038 vs $665) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Brunei and Thailand, respectively. Check Brunei vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.7 months in Pattaya. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Pattaya ranked 15th in Thailand, while ranked 1329th and 6956th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.09	$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.06	$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.78	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1318	$786
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.1	$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$1791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2860	$1187
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$8.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.1	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$2.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.93	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$22.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$3.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$127	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13397	$8397

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1108
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1276
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$492
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$574
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$479
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$464
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$537
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$465
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$470
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$495
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$577
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$537
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$604
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$575
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$643
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$584
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$442
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$440
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$444
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$568
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$526
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$553
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$493
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$566
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$554
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$603
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$534
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$512
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$525
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$531
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$399
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$587
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$412
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$612
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$499
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$841

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$653
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$647
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$714
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$619
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$716
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$902
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$704
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$614
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$677
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$594
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$617
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$481
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$614
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$579
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$539
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$571
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$518
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$615
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$587
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$702
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$642
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$496
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$532
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$569
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$524
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$554
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$802
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$555
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$566
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$500
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$628
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$605
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$518
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$509