Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1123	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2428	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$629	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$919	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1957	$2465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	73	79
🏙️ Population	50K	726K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 15% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 4938th and 5718th ($1123 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 464th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 2580th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.4	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.95	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$461	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1196	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$687	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.1	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.9%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3113	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2335	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.51	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.3	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.4	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.92	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.12	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.3	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$159	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11172	$14052

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108