Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$574
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
34
85
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
50K
3.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 6% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5104th and 5518th ($1068 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 2344th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taichung

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$19915

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$1200
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650