Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$594
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1368
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
84
😀 Quality of life
73
80
🏙️ Population
50K
3.03M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 17% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 5006th and 6052nd ($1090 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 1581st and 496th 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
$3.61
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$13638

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1238
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716