Bandar Seri Begawan vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1138	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2472	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$638	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$927	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$53	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1986	$2075
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	34	71
😀 Quality of life	73	74
🏙️ Population	50K	518K

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 10% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4932nd and 5404th ($1138 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 311th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 2614th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Utsunomiya

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.05	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$470	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1206	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$692	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.8	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.2	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.05%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2599	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.32	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.05	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.3	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.36	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.96	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.16	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.87	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.5	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13236	$16539

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1236
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$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

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047