Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$2330
🏠 One person rent
$574
$263
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$81.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$1477
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
34
74
😀 Quality of life
74
83
🏙️ Population
50K
1.87M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 19% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 5104th and 6262nd ($1068 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 12th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Tainan ranked 8th in Taiwan, while ranked 2344th and 549th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tainan

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Bandar Seri Begawan Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$6.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$3267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$66.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$6518

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$914
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$894
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$854
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$894
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$914
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$1006
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$695
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$993
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$868
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$942
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$901
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$802
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1135
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$615
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1313
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$621
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$707
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$1030
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$634
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$628
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$589
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$454
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$451
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$697
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$579
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$628
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1078
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$669
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$616
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$671
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$941
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$700
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1079
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$753
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$766
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$600
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$608
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$696