Cost of living comparison
London is 4.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in London instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.00
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.00
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.45
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.49
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.98
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.22
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.99
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND169.89
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.50
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.35
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.98
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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