Cost of living comparison
Basseterre is 2.1 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Basseterre instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
|
pay 43.9% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
?? |
pay 57.3% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
?? |
pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Basseterre
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
?? |
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