Bandar Seri Begawan vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2472
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$638
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$927
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1986
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
34
5
😀 Quality of life
73
45
🏙️ Population
50K
115K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 176% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 4932nd and 8957th ($1138 vs $412) 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 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 2614th and 7238th 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
$4.05
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$3.79
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1206
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$692
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.2
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2599
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.3
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.16
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.87
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.5
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$161
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13236
$633

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$1236
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$1459
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$711
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$734
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$609
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$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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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285