Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$594
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$2543
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
50K
1.06M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5006th and 4890th ($1090 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 142nd in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 1581st and 91st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sendai

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$3.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$6369

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$1238
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$1409
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$574
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$673
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$571
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$572
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$560
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$548
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$564
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$586
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$592
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$629
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$620
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$611
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$638
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$614
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$459
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$505
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$501
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$458
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$577
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$503
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$488
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$521
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$516
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$465
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$521
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$465
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$549
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$590
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$512
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$531
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$534
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$534
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$391
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$552
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$387
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$542
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$532
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$839

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057