Bandar Seri Begawan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2738
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$594
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.2
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$570
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
35
5
😀 Quality of life
73
50
🏙️ Population
50K
115K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 182% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 5006th and 9013th ($1090 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Brunei and Bhutan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 1581st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Thimphu

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Bandar Seri Begawan Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.61
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.37
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$3.5
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$628
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.9
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.6
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4049
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$24.3
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.46
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.34
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.4
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.4
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$133
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14109
$691

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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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284