Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1069
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$2571
🏠 One person rent
$574
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$1516
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
72
😀 Quality of life
74
90
🏙️ Population
50K
1.06M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 0.1% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 5104th and 5094th ($1068 vs $1069) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 139th 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 1.4 months in Sendai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 2344th and 242nd 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
$3.86
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$798
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$5.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$48.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$5899

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1200
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$989
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$992
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$986
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$989
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$983
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$988
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$972
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$979
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$969
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$966
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$995
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$997
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$992
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$994
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$951
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1002
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$955
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$967
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$953
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$972
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$969
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1001
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$959
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$938
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1001
57 km or 35 mi Date
$921
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$929
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$950
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$951
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$980
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1006
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$964
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$959
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1010
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1011
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$963
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$977
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1013