Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$638
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$1272
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5585th ($1138 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 415th 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 1.3 months in Sendai. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$5002

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$1236
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$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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11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022