Bandar Seri Begawan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$629
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
34
70
😀 Quality of life
73
78
🏙️ Population
50K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 31% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4938th and 3485th ($1123 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Brunei and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brunei vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2580th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Riyadh

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Bandar Seri Begawan Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459