Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quezon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Quezon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$1851
🏠 One person rent
$548
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$755
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$63
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$587
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
72
67
🏙️ Population
50K
2.96M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 46% more expensive than in Quezon. Cities ranked 5290th and 6858th ($1031 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th in Brunei and the Philippines, respectively. Check Brunei vs the Philippines comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.8 months in Quezon. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Quezon ranked 1st in the Philippines, while ranked 1751st and 3783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Quezon

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Bandar Seri Begawan Quezon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$2.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$94.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
8.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$2317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$2.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$7.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$4.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$14.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$79.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$2744

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$567
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$553
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$580
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$593
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$606
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$600
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$430
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$475
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$516
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$427
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$553
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$469
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$460
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$534
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$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
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$820

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$746
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$766
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$640
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$546
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$670
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$623
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$506
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$901
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$770
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$732
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$704
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$780
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$577
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$535
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$621
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$496
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$538
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$589
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$518
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$487
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$676
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$575
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$457
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$572
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$539
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$400
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$508
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$545
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$515
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$486
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$610
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$508
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$504
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$427
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$613
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$398
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$585
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$464
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$372
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$508