Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$638
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$469
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$286
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$13.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$325
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
59
😀 Quality of life
73
52
🏙️ Population
50K
116K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 81% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7737th ($1138 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Brunei vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.5 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 3rd in Sri Lanka, while ranked 2614th and 6552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.69
🥤 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
$291
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$37.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$725
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$3.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$5.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$16.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$37.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$588

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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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$676
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$414
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$487
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$609
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$447
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$518
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$554
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$544
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$293
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$275
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$269
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$348
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$303
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$251
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$299
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$285
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$299
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$387
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$350
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$306
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$344
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$285
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$331
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$327
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$297
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$349
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$271
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$316
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$236
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$430
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$349
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$300
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$523
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$320
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$322
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$334
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1379