Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$594
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$1084
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
73
83
🏙️ Population
50K
2.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 25% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5006th and 6227th ($1090 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 1581st and 388th 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
$3.61
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691