Bandar Seri Begawan vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2644
🏠 One person rent
$638
$573
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
34
8
😀 Quality of life
73
56
🏙️ Population
50K
77.6K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 7% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5233rd ($1138 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Thailand, respectively. Check Brunei vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 2614th and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Phuket

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Bandar Seri Begawan Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$16566

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$808
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$891
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$846
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$612
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$834
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$790
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$634
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$622
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$782
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$628
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$845
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$564
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$438
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$663
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$792
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$740
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$451
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$572
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$407
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$551
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$696
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$461
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$458
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$562
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$701
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$784
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$846
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$874
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$762
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$750
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$764
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$763
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$838
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981