Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$2533
🏠 One person rent	$574	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$633
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$2373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	34	95
😀 Quality of life	74	82
🏙️ Population	50K	726K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 5% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 5104th and 5415th ($1068 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 340th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.3 months in Sagamihara. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sagamihara ranked 11th in Japan, while ranked 2344th and 593rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sagamihara

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$5.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$5449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$68.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$30.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$7.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$10783

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1417
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$658
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$687
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$565
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$578
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$524
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$518
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$556
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$592
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$547
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$642
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$568
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$636
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$598
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$638
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$420
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$514
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$413
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$549
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$491
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$490
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$508
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$608
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$493
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$572
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$519
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$532
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$540
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$599
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$436
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$576
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$485
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$825

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$971
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1049
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$958
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1040
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1085
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1286
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1017
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$935
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1058
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$968
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1088
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$959
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1100
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1113
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1086
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1066
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1115
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1051
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$983
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1125
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1045
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1058
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1041
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1110
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$1016
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1054
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1076