Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$629
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1115
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
50K
1.06M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 11% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4938th and 5531st ($1123 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 2580th and 2040th 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
$3.98
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014