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Brunei

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Accra vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Accra is 9.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 72.0% more in Accra
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Accra
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Accra
Housing: pay 20.8% less in Accra
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Accra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.5% more in Accra
Clothing: pay 68.8% less in Accra

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Accra are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including clothing and housing are lower in Accra. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Accra.

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Accra vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Accra instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 72.0% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$7.98 GHS93.33	+104.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$10.34 GHS120.88	+67.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.56 GHS18.22	+68.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.46 GHS5.37	-11.0%
Average			+72.0%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Accra - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.63 GHS19.03	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.91 GHS69.08	+26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$13.71 GHS160.33	+94.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.62 GHS30.70	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.26 GHS38.13	+60.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.66 GHS19.36	+16.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.64 GHS7.51	-35.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.81 GHS9.50	-38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.62 GHS18.97	+40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.23 GHS14.34	+59.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.22 GHS14.24	+30.9%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$4.98 GHS58.28	+221.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$40.19 GHS469.97	+5044.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	-81.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$11.84 GHS138.52	-61.1%
Average			+121.3%

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pay 20.8% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$42.44 GHS496.28	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	-6.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$56.06 GHS655.60	+19.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	+113.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$18,630.20 GHS218K	+91.6%
Average			+102.1%

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pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.85 GHS21.59	-5.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.40 GHS51.49	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.54 GHS29.68	-83.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$71.09 GHS831.35	+56.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$12.69 GHS148.41	+132.1%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 68.8% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Accra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$14.19 GHS165.96	-81.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$18.41 GHS215.27	-80.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$36.21 GHS423.52	-64.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$52.46 GHS613.49	-27.4%
Average			-68.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Accra - Cost of clothing

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