Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 14.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 59.7% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.93
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.87
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.03
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.70
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 4.8% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.37
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.94
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.30
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.03
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.43
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.95
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.23
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.18
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.00
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.96
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,370.14
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.38
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 75.8% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.82
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND785.66
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND687.47
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND51.41
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND166.85
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,654.63
|
?? |
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.45
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.27
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.18
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.89
|
?? | |
pay 60.5% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.49
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.76
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND114.58
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND114.55
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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