Bandar Seri Begawan vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$638
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1596
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
34
99
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
50K
1.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 6% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5151st ($1138 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 1177th 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
$4.05
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$15321

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1236
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102