Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$594
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1789
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
95
😀 Quality of life
73
86
🏙️ Population
50K
2.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 6% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 5006th and 4715th ($1090 vs $1158) 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 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 1581st and 311th 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
$3.61
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$18424

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$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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605