Bandar Seri Begawan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$574
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
35
99
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
50K
1.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5060th and 4896th ($1038 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 145th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 1329th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Saitama

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Bandar Seri Begawan Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$3.37
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1108
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039