Bandar Seri Begawan vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$799
🏠 One person rent
$574
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$138
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
74
35
🏙️ Population
50K
2.1M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 214% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 5060th and 9155th ($1038 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Brunei and Pakistan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 1329th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.36
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$1496

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1108
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$389
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$337
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$289
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$386
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$347
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$364
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$448
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$307
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$455
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282