Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1068
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2531
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$574
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1920
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
34
93
😀 Quality of life
74
84
🏙️ Population
50K
2.33M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 13% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5104th and 5995th ($1068 vs $942) 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 1.8 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 2344th and 482nd 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
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.89
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$683
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$414
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$754
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.7
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.7
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3978
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3037
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.81
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.95
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.6
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15682
$14970

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$1200
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$1417
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$658
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$687
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$565
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$578
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$524
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$518
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$556
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$592
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$547
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$642
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$568
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$636
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$598
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$638
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$420
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$470
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$514
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$413
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$549
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$459
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$523
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$491
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$490
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$482
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$445
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$508
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$608
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$493
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$519
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$532
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$540
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$599
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$436
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$576
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$485
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$825

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451