Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$629
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
34
73
😀 Quality of life
73
72
🏙️ Population
50K
1.85M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 20% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 4938th and 6014th ($1123 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Tainan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 2580th and 2806th 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
$3.98
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$5481

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
89 km or 55 mi Kuala Belait
$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$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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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686