Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1632
🏠 One person rent
$638
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$493
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$227
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
73
64
🏙️ Population
50K
8.69M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 78% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 4932nd and 7642nd ($1138 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th in Brunei and Iran, respectively. Check Brunei vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 2614th and 5345th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Tehran

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Bandar Seri Begawan Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.05
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$8.71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$13.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$5.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
24.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$5.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$2.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$2.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$4.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$1.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$56.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$24.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$2262

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$1459
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$711
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$734
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$609
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$621
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$520
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$562
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$600
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$627
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$537
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$709
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$560
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$634
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$588
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$635
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$419
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$464
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$530
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$411
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$537
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$461
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$449
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$543
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$506
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$488
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$500
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$437
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$541
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$632
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$525
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$572
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$509
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$566
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$605
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$453
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$603
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$503
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$835

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$592
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$591
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$602
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$601
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$631
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$586
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$627
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$583
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$575
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$629
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$594
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$639
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$631
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$696
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$642
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$571
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$637
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$595
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$531
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$561
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$512
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$455
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$586
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$372
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$502
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$635
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$535
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$516
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$494
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$542
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$461
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$428
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$460
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$425
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$659
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$499
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$487
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$563
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$488