Bandar Seri Begawan vs Fukuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Fukuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1031	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2385	$2609
🏠 One person rent	$548	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$939	$670
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2008	$1287
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	80
😀 Quality of life	72	72
🏙️ Population	50K	1.6M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 2% less expensive than in Fukuoka. Cities ranked 5290th and 5120th ($1031 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 316th in Brunei and Japan, respectively. Check Brunei vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.2 months in Fukuoka. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Fukuoka ranked 215th in Japan, while ranked 1751st and 1739th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bandar Seri Begawan	Fukuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.65	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$661	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$402	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1175	$680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$738	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$5198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2765	$2448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$78.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.39	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$8.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$52.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$152	$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9083	$11983

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Cities near Bandar Seri Begawan

Distance	City	Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi	Seria	$1221
89 km or 55 mi	Kuala Belait	$1468
117 km or 73 mi	Miri	$546
174 km or 108 mi	Kota Kinabalu	$661
285 km or 177 mi	Bintulu	$539
336 km or 209 mi	Tawau	$544
351 km or 218 mi	Tarakan	$527
369 km or 229 mi	Sandakan	$523
379 km or 236 mi	Lahad Datu	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Sibu	$567
604 km or 376 mi	Bontang	$553
630 km or 392 mi	Kuching	$631
652 km or 405 mi	Samarinda	$580
684 km or 425 mi	Puerto Princesa	$593
710 km or 441 mi	Balikpapan	$606
711 km or 442 mi	Palawan	$600
796 km or 495 mi	Singkawang	$430
800 km or 497 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
823 km or 512 mi	Zamboanga	$516
828 km or 514 mi	Pontianak	$427
848 km or 527 mi	Palu	$553
918 km or 570 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
932 km or 579 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
986 km or 612 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
990 km or 615 mi	Mui Ne	$507
995 km or 618 mi	Pagadian	$492
1001 km or 622 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
1027 km or 638 mi	Gorontalo	$441
1030 km or 640 mi	Nha Trang	$535
1037 km or 644 mi	Kabankalan	$595
1052 km or 653 mi	Vung Tau	$494
1057 km or 657 mi	Da Lat	$577
1058 km or 657 mi	Palopo	$522
1061 km or 659 mi	Iloilo	$524
1063 km or 661 mi	Cotabato	$407
1073 km or 667 mi	Bago	$562
1092 km or 678 mi	Marawi	$431
1092 km or 679 mi	Bacolod	$567
1095 km or 680 mi	Iligan	$518
1100 km or 683 mi	Boracay	$820

Cities near Fukuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Shime	$925
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Kasuya	$922
9 km or 5.6 mi	Kasuga	$920
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Onojo	$920
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Sue	$917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nakagawa	$911
10 km or 6.5 mi	Umi	$918
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sasaguri	$921
14 km or 8.8 mi	Dazaifu	$903
15 km or 9 mi	Shingu	$919
15 km or 9.2 mi	Chikushino	$896
17 km or 11 mi	Koga	$921
19 km or 12 mi	Itoshima	$910
21 km or 13 mi	Fukutsu	$916
23 km or 14 mi	Chikuzen	$872
26 km or 16 mi	Tosu	$838
26 km or 16 mi	Ogori	$847
27 km or 17 mi	Munakata	$916
28 km or 17 mi	Iizuka	$908
29 km or 18 mi	Miyawaka	$913
29 km or 18 mi	Kama	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Miyaki	$834
31 km or 19 mi	Asakura	$866
31 km or 19 mi	Kanzaki	$848
32 km or 20 mi	Kurume	$830
35 km or 22 mi	Nogata	$916
35 km or 22 mi	Okagaki	$913
36 km or 23 mi	Fukuchi	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Saga	$884
38 km or 23 mi	Tagawa	$908
38 km or 24 mi	Nakama	$916
40 km or 25 mi	Mizumaki	$916
42 km or 26 mi	Ogi	$872
42 km or 26 mi	Ukiha	$866
43 km or 27 mi	Okawa	$852
43 km or 27 mi	Chikugo	$839
43 km or 27 mi	Karatsu	$895
44 km or 28 mi	Yame	$842
48 km or 30 mi	Yanagawa	$852
49 km or 31 mi	Miyama	$850