Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 77.6% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,162
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,355
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,499
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,443
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,329
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG23,956
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,146
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,036
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,577
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,203
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,284
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,455
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,323
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,109
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,485
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
|
pay 15.2% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,727
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,506
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,259,613
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,642
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG180,644
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,973,545
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,221,715
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG327,656
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,163,371
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,619,580
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,387
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,303
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,023
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG203,801
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG51,936
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 14.1% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG289,544
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG231,982
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG556,933
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG558,314
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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