2.24/5
39 reviews
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Bandar Seri Begawan

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freedom

royal

family

government

islam

public

english

I have to disagree with some of the scores: there is NO freedom of speech when it comes to the Royal Family, government or Islam. Anyone who speaks in a derogatory way about the government, royal family or Islam will be deported (or jailed if they are Bruneian). There is NO freedom of the press either. Downtown Bandar is walkable if you don't mind the heat, but a car is 100% a necessity living in Brunei. There is a small bus service that runs at apparently random times, but no other public transit in the country. The English level is very good. Almost everyone can speak English and it is the language of instruction in all public schools from kindergarten.

2 years ago

✅ Affordable to live

✅ Very safe

✅ Warm now

✅ Warm all year round

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Roads are pretty safe

✅ Safe for women

✅ Not many people smoke tobacco

✅ Not a lot of alcohol abuse

❌ Freedom of speech is weak

❌ Pretty slow internet

❌ Not much to do

❌ Very sweaty and humid now

❌ Nomads.com members really didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members go here

❌ People don't speak English well

❌ Not family friendly

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Marijuana is illegal

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Feels

84 29°
warm

82 28°
warm

88 31°
hot

86 30°
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86 30°
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88 31°
hot

84 29°
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Real

84 29°
very warm

82 28°
very warm

86 30°
very warm

88 31°
hot

86 30°
very warm

84 29°
very warm

Humidity

nice
45%

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44%

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43%

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44%

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42%

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44%

Most common

☔️ Rain

Rain

rainy
173mm

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117mm

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101mm

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158mm

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192mm

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185mm

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190mm

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286mm

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222mm

Cloud

cloudy
54%

cloudy
51%

pockets
49%

cloudy
50%

cloudy
56%

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52%

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51%

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54%

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55%

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54%

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53%

cloudy
56%

Air quality

clean
17 US AQI

clean
16 US AQI

clean
18 US AQI

clean
17 US AQI

clean
14 US AQI

clean
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clean
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clean
47 US AQI

clean
49 US AQI

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22 US AQI

clean
30 US AQI

clean
22 US AQI

Sun

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
8 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

avoid sun
6 UVI

Remote workers

200 people

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400 people

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320 people

200 people

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⭐️ Total score	2.24/5 (Rank #606) 39 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍1 liked it 👎1 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Bad
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,412 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 5Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 27°C81°F (feels 31°C88°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 83%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 15 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 18 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Good
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🤝 Lack of racism*	Bad
🎓 Education level*	Mediocre
⚡️ Power grid	Great
🌊 Vulnerability to climate change	Great
💰 Income level*	High: $2,245 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Bad
🚶 Walkability	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Bad
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Good
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Okay
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Bad

🌍 Continent	Asia
🚩 Country	Brunei
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	5 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 27°C 81°F + 🥵 Sweaty (83%) = feels 31°C 88°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 15 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 19 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
💸 10 BND in USD	USD 7.31
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	BND 100 = USD 73
💻 Best coworking space	Truesynergy
☕️ Best coffee place	Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
📸 Visitors per year	259,000 visitors
📸 Tourists now	4,964 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	27,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$26,939 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 49% 👱‍♀️ 51%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 90% 👱‍♀️ 10%
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Royal Brunei Airline
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Royal Brunei Airlines
🏥 Best hospital	JPMC

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,412 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$809 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$2,115 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$604 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$905 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$1,008 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$420 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$42 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$33 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$255 / month
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$0.37
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$1
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$3
👩‍🏫 International school	$11,365 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$15 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$9 / trip