Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 51.6% more expensive than Windhoek.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 19.0% less for restaurants
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
NAD174.93
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
NAD79.97
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
NAD14.87
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.49
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 48.7% more for groceries
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
NAD14.45
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.89
NAD52.98
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.39
NAD98.90
|
$6.27
BND8.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
NAD59.10
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
NAD39.14
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
NAD14.85
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.51
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.37
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
NAD11.23
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NAD15.44
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NAD12.52
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 83.9% more for transportation
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
NAD82.48
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD499.79
|
$22.25
BND30.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,189.91
NAD205,414.61
|
$25,214.70
BND34,006.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD116.95
|
$25.22
BND34.02
|
|
pay 33.5% more for housing
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.42
NAD980.59
|
$48.22
BND65.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.37
NAD6,615.43
|
$593.65
BND800.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.89
NAD4,532.23
|
$519.45
BND700.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.78
NAD1,042.30
|
$38.85
BND52.39
|
|
pay 78.1% more for childcare
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,055.87
|
$126.07
BND170.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,308.71
|
$13,339.96
BND17,991.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
NAD29.99
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
NAD34.76
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
NAD44.48
|
$12.98
BND17.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.47
NAD669.52
|
$40.80
BND55.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.27
NAD59.98
|
$4.45
BND6.01
|
|
pay 22.2% more for clothing
Windhoek
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.39
NAD649.73
|
$22.28
BND30.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.99
NAD403.63
|
$24.75
BND33.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.53
NAD1,166.18
|
$86.58
BND116.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.87
NAD897.11
|
$86.56
BND116.74
|
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