Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1031
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2385
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$548
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$939
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$327
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.4
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2008
$1050
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
72
83
🏙️ Population
50K
2.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 18% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5290th and 6171st ($1031 vs $875) 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 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 1751st and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taoyuan

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.86
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$661
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1175
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$738
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3843
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2765
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.6
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.4
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.91
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.07
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.08
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.6
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.08
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$152
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9083
$18619

Cost of living in other countries

Bandar Seri BegawanTaoyuan

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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$580
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$593
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$606
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$600
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$430
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$475
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$516
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$427
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$553
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$469
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$460
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$534
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$507
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$492
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$506
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$441
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$535
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$595
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$494
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$577
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$522
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$524
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$407
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$562
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$431
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$567
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$518
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$820

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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
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$731
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$967
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$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
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$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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$443