Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$629
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1768
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
34
94
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
50K
2.43M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 4938th and 4646th ($1123 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 2580th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taipei

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$16947

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73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612