Cost of living comparison
Abuja is 0.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Abuja instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$2.90
NGN3,847.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.38
NGN7,124.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.48
NGN631.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.26
NGN338.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.43
NGN1,893.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$3.30
NGN4,367.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$11.67
NGN15,462.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$1.96
NGN2,598.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$2.36
NGN3,128.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$1.79
NGN2,369.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.76
NGN1,001.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.23
NGN301.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.60
NGN797.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.39
NGN1,841.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.71
NGN937.15
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$1.60
NGN2,121.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$32.26
NGN42,746.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$21,989.25
NGN29,138,611.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$6.24
NGN8,264.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$56.72
NGN75,161.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$2,494.62
NGN3,305,700.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$1,075.27
NGN1,424,870.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$31.07
NGN41,169.48
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$163.98
NGN217,292.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$4,462.37
NGN5,913,214.52
|
|
pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$0.97
NGN1,282.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.17
NGN2,872.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$1.08
NGN1,424.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$45.70
NGN60,557.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$7.53
NGN9,974.10
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Abuja
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$20.70
NGN27,428.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$38.71
NGN51,295.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$45.16
NGN59,844.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$75.27
NGN99,740.97
|
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