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
$1090
$492
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1287
🏠 One person rent
$594
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$15.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$178
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
58
😀 Quality of life
73
38
🏙️ Population
50K
116K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 122% more expensive than in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Cities ranked 5006th and 8719th ($1090 vs $492) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Brunei and Sri Lanka, respectively. Check Brunei vs Sri Lanka comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte ranked 5th in Sri Lanka, while ranked 1581st and 7186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bandar Seri Begawan Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$13.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$18.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$28.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
14.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$1574
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$10.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$5.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$31.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$31.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$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

Cities near Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Colombo
$636
23 km or 14 mi Gampaha
$428
36 km or 22 mi Negombo
$437
49 km or 30 mi Beruwala
$549
91 km or 57 mi Kandy
$435
101 km or 63 mi Galle
$484
126 km or 78 mi Matara
$499
169 km or 105 mi Anuradhapura
$561
235 km or 146 mi Trincomalee
$534
287 km or 178 mi Thoothukudi
$306
308 km or 192 mi Nagercoil
$289
317 km or 197 mi Tirunelveli
$280
377 km or 234 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
390 km or 242 mi Madurai
$355
407 km or 253 mi Varkala
$331
428 km or 266 mi Kollam
$250
440 km or 274 mi Dindigul
$334
442 km or 274 mi Thanjavur
$289
457 km or 284 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
479 km or 297 mi Kottayam
$316
525 km or 326 mi Kochi
$394
526 km or 327 mi Ernakulam
$368
540 km or 335 mi Cuddalore
$310
542 km or 336 mi Tiruppur
$306
550 km or 342 mi Erode
$338
559 km or 348 mi Coimbatore
$340
559 km or 348 mi Pondicherry
$352
562 km or 349 mi Salem
$330
573 km or 356 mi Thrissur
$298
624 km or 388 mi Malappuram
$287
664 km or 413 mi Kozhikode
$350
676 km or 420 mi Vellore
$243
689 km or 428 mi Chennai
$433
700 km or 435 mi Mysore
$325
706 km or 439 mi Chittoor
$308
721 km or 448 mi Bangalore
$578
745 km or 463 mi Kannur
$304
753 km or 468 mi Tirupati
$329
755 km or 469 mi Madanapalle
$337
767 km or 476 mi Hulhumale
$1515