Bandar Seri Begawan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1068	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2531	$990
🏠 One person rent	$574	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$305
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.6	$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1920	$271
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	34	40
😀 Quality of life	74	55
🏙️ Population	50K	5.94M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 52% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 5104th and 7068th ($1068 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and India, respectively. Check Brunei vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 2344th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Surat

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.89	$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.97	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$683	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$414	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1225	$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$754	$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.7	$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.7	$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.8	$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3978	$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3037	$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.39	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.3	$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.3	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.57	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.28	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.81	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.95	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.6	$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$157	$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15682	$922

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1200
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Surat

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Navsari	$278
98 km or 61 mi	Bhavnagar	$291
131 km or 82 mi	Vadodara	$374
164 km or 102 mi	Nashik	$350
170 km or 106 mi	Nadiad	$375
189 km or 117 mi	Vasai	$267
192 km or 119 mi	Malegaon	$382
196 km or 122 mi	Godhra	$366
208 km or 130 mi	Ahmedabad	$442
209 km or 130 mi	Bhiwandi	$363
216 km or 134 mi	Kalyan	$399
222 km or 138 mi	Thane	$487
228 km or 142 mi	Gandhinagar	$407
239 km or 148 mi	Navi Mumbai	$503
244 km or 152 mi	Rajkot	$324
245 km or 152 mi	Mumbai	$705
274 km or 170 mi	Mehsana	$382
284 km or 177 mi	Jalgaon	$303
296 km or 184 mi	Aurangabad	$349
314 km or 195 mi	Pune	$517
332 km or 206 mi	Ratlam	$303
338 km or 210 mi	Porbandar	$330
356 km or 221 mi	Indore	$361
377 km or 234 mi	Ujjain	$264
389 km or 242 mi	Udaipur	$315
399 km or 248 mi	Bhuj	$290
406 km or 252 mi	Satara	$273
436 km or 271 mi	Akola	$297
499 km or 310 mi	Latur	$396
500 km or 311 mi	Bhilwara	$328
505 km or 314 mi	Solapur	$285
511 km or 318 mi	Amravati	$310
512 km or 318 mi	Sangli	$290
514 km or 320 mi	Pali	$305
518 km or 322 mi	Kolhapur	$309
521 km or 324 mi	Nanded	$328
526 km or 327 mi	Bhopal	$366
526 km or 327 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302
541 km or 336 mi	Kota	$333
570 km or 354 mi	Bijapur	$333