Bandar Seri Begawan vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1038
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2589
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$574
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$329
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2090
$1180
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
50K
2.29M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 21% more expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 5060th and 6163rd ($1038 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Brunei and Taiwan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 1329th and 264th 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
$3.09
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.37
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$609
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$454
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1318
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2860
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.1
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.6
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.93
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.7
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$48
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13397
$13937

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$1108
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$1276
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$492
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$574
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$479
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$464
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$537
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$465
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$470
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$495
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$577
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$537
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$604
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$575
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$643
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$584
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$442
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$484
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$440
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$444
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$568
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$460
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$450
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$526
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$553
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$493
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$566
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$429
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$554
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$603
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$534
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$512
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$525
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$531
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$399
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$587
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$412
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$612
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$499
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$841

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716