Bandar Seri Begawan vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$548
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$2731
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
72
78
🏙️ Population
50K
7.01M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 37% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 5290th and 2911th ($1031 vs $1637) 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 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 1751st and 733rd 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
$3.86
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1221
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1468
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$546
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$661
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$539
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$544
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$527
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$523
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$538
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$567
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$553
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$631
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$580
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$593
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$606
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$600
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$430
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$475
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$516
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$427
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$553
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$469
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$460
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$534
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$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
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$597
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$979
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$589
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$683
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$902
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$547
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$529