Cost of living comparison
Bogota is 25.5% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Bogota instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.3% less for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$3.30
$13,075
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$5.50
$21,792
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.64
$2,519
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.49
$1,937
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$1.12
$4,449
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
$2.42
$9,615
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$3.66
$14,501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
$1.75
$6,947
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$1.79
$7,106
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$0.97
$3,855
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$0.38
$1,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.48
$1,911
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$0.50
$2,000
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.40
$1,583
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.36
$1,420
|
|
pay 2.0% less for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$2.09
$8,293
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
$31.00
$122,906
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
$13,189.68
$52,300,224
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$12.53
$49,685
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$19.84
$78,652
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$803.38
|
$340.12
$1,348,648
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$516.46
|
$253.13
$1,003,703
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$53.15
$210,734
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$189.88
$752,916
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
$5,125.13
$20,322,373
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.57
|
$0.99
$3,923
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$1.20
$4,771
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
$1.87
$7,409
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.36
|
$18.64
$73,897
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$3.89
$15,429
|
|
pay 12.2% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bogota
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$46.54
$184,547
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$29.24
$115,949
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
$72.21
$286,331
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$61.46
$243,694
|
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