Bandar Seri Begawan vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$933
🏠 One person rent
$629
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$267
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
34
40
😀 Quality of life
73
60
🏙️ Population
50K
5.94M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 69% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 4938th and 7534th ($1123 vs $663) 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 1.7 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 17th in India, while ranked 2580th and 5942nd 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
$3.98
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$877

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$588
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$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
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$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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$267
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$273
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$358
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$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
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$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
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$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
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$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
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$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
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$298