Bandar Seri Begawan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$638
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$2285
😷 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 30% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 4932nd and 3529th ($1138 vs $1632) 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 2614th and 879th 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
$4.05
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$9443

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$1236
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$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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487