Bandar Seri Begawan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$376
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$904
🏠 One person rent
$594
$144
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$241
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$125
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$57.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$187
😷 Air quality
Good
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
73
31
🏙️ Population
50K
2.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 189% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5006th and 9038th ($1090 vs $376) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.5 months in Rawalpindi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Rawalpindi ranked 6th in Pakistan, while ranked 1581st and 7946th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Rawalpindi

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Bandar Seri Begawan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$1.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$9.23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$117
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$831
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$5.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$4.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$1.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$7.35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$3.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$17.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$12.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$31.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$1015

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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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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$439
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$323
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$328
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$372
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$277
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$354
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$374
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$338
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$456
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$380
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$335
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$344
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$280
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$373
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$308
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$376
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$319
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$406
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$358
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$292
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$344
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$312
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$500
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$407
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$441
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$310
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$378
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$469
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$599
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$358
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$360
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$430
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$371
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$476
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$397
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$286