Cost of Living Comparison Between Bandar Seri Begawan and Phuket Cost of Living Comparison Between Bandar Seri Begawan and Phuket

🙂 Solo nomad: Bandar Seri Begawan is 20.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 6.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bandar Seri Begawan is 12.2% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 29.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.8 BND 4.86

$4.68 ฿151

-18.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.44 BND 35.08

$46.4 ฿1,502

-40.86%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.99 BND 7.67

$8.65 ฿280

-30.75%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.93 BND 2.47

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.27 BND 2.9

Cappuccino

$3.64 BND 4.66

$3.09 ฿100

17.80%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.92 BND 1.18

$0.73 ฿23.53

26.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.57 BND 0.73

$0.37 ฿11.95

54.05%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 ฿77.4

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.62 ฿117

Milk (1 liter)

$1.9 BND 2.43

$2.24 ฿72.5

-15.18%

White Bread (500g)

$1.77 BND 2.26

$1.8 ฿58.2

-1.67%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.29 BND 1.65

$2.24 ฿72.3

-42.41%

Eggs

$2.2 BND 2.81

$2.23 ฿72.1

-1.35%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.31 BND 9.35

$19.31 ฿625

-62.14%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.31 BND 5.52

$3.77 ฿122

14.32%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.14 BND 14.25

$13.05 ฿422

-14.64%

Apples (1kg)

$3.11 BND 3.97

$3.28 ฿106

-5.18%

Banana (1kg)

$2.59 BND 3.32

$1.63 ฿52.6

58.90%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.08 BND 3.94

$2.4 ฿77.7

28.33%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.87 BND 3.67

$1.99 ฿64.3

44.22%

Potato (1kg)

$1.64 BND 2.1

$1.53 ฿49.62

7.19%

Onion (1kg)

$2.14 BND 2.74

$1.49 ฿48.11

43.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.49 BND 4.47

$1.02 ฿32.87

242.16%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.76 BND 0.97

$0.48 ฿15.61

58.33%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$12.96 BND 16.57

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.38 BND 4.32

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.59 BND 2.04

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$15.9 BND 20.34

$4.32 ฿140

268.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$21.68 ฿702

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.77 ฿57.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 ฿90.4

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.75 BND 0.96

$1.35 ฿43.74

-44.44%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$11.76 ฿380

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.79 BND 6.12

$3.15 ฿102

52.06%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.56 BND 3.28

$1 ฿32.3

156.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$11.94 BND 15.27

$13.64 ฿442

-12.46%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.38 BND 0.48

$1.3 ฿42.2

-70.77%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$39.5K BND 50.5K

$27.4K ฿885.2K

44.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$36.6K BND 46.8K

$33.9K ฿1.1M

7.99%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$59.7 BND 76.4

$123 ฿3,970

-51.33%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.13 BND 28.3

$13.93 ฿451

58.87%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$64.7 BND 82.8

$18.24 ฿590

254.77%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$37.43 BND 47.87

$60.8 ฿1,966

-38.39%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$2.89 BND 3.69

$17.11 ฿554

-83.11%

Cinema Ticket

$5.42 BND 6.93

$9.07 ฿294

-40.24%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$159 BND 203

$694 ฿22.5K

-77.11%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$9,533 BND 12.2K

$15.9K ฿514.4K

-40.03%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$94.5 BND 121

$57.5 ฿1,861

64.25%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$69.4 BND 88.7

$34.51 ฿1,117

101.01%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$106 BND 135

$115 ฿3,727

-8.38%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$65.3 BND 83.5

$84.8 ฿2,743

-22.93%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$715 BND 914

$611 ฿19.8K

16.98%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$459 BND 587

$442 ฿14.3K

3.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,316 BND 1,683

$2,014 ฿65.2K

-34.66%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$830 BND 1,061

$1,460 ฿47.2K

-43.14%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,913 BND 5,003

$4,244 ฿137.3K

-7.80%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,001 BND 3,837

$2,886 ฿93.4K

3.97%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,920 BND 2,455

$697 ฿22.5K

175.55%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.06

5.33

-23.83%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bandar Seri Begawan: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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