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Brunei

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Azerbaijan

Baku vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Baku is 8.3% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 64.2% more in Baku
Groceries: pay 41.8% less in Baku
Transportation: pay 94.9% more in Baku
Housing: pay 28.1% less in Baku
Childcare: pay 2.3% more in Baku
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.0% less in Baku
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Baku

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

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Baku vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.2% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$8.82 AZN15.00	+125.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$8.09 AZN13.75	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.11 AZN1.89	+20.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.60 AZN1.02	+16.9%
Average			+64.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Baku - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.8% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.51 AZN0.87	-70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$2.59 AZN4.40	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.58 AZN9.49	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.02 AZN3.43	-1.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.36 AZN4.01	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.59 AZN1.01	-58.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.84 AZN1.43	-15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.72 AZN1.22	-45.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.82 AZN1.39	-28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.35 AZN0.59	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.26 AZN0.44	-71.9%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 94.9% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$2.55 AZN4.34	+64.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$21.18 AZN36.00	+2611.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$23,529.41 AZN40,000.00	-45.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$6.76 AZN11.50	-77.8%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 28.1% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$15.29 AZN26.00	-76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$550.65 AZN936.11	-23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$315.38 AZN536.15	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$50.83 AZN86.41	+8.4%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 2.3% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$327.99 AZN557.58	+51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$6,732.03 AZN11,444.44	-30.8%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.76 AZN3.00	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.51 AZN5.97	-10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.94 AZN5.00	-81.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$48.53 AZN82.50	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.88 AZN10.00	+7.6%
Average			-16.0%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Baku
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$66.42 AZN112.92	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$55.49 AZN94.33	-40.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$125.29 AZN213.00	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$114.97 AZN195.45	+59.1%
Average			+0.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Baku - Cost of clothing

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