Bandar Seri Begawan vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2472	$2630
🏠 One person rent	$638	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1986	$2320
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	34	91
😀 Quality of life	73	90
🏙️ Population	50K	1.23M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5440th ($1138 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th in Brunei and South Korea, respectively. Check Brunei vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 2614th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Suwon

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.36	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.96	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.5	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13236	$12755

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Cities near Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015