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Brunei

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Colombia

Bogota vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Bogota is 29.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 77.1% more in Bogota
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Bogota
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Bogota
Housing: pay 6.9% more in Bogota
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Bogota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Bogota
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Bogota

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

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Bogota vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.1% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+97.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$10.19 COP32,345.37	+65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.34 COP4,267.92	+45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.87 COP2,755.00	+68.4%
Average			+77.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bogota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.42 COP7,690.34	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$3.93 COP12,460.95	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$6.14 COP19,479.18	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.39 COP10,767.09	+66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$3.30 COP10,487.06	+62.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.56 COP4,960.76	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.81 COP2,555.68	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.87 COP2,775.49	-34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.79 COP2,499.80	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.65 COP2,066.32	-15.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.63 COP1,985.15	-32.8%
Average			-4.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bogota - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$4.90 COP15,551.55	+215.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$49.41 COP157K	+6225.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$23,161.08 COP74M	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$20.84 COP66,160.97	-31.6%
Average			+237.3%

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pay 6.9% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$29.75 COP94,422.33	-54.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$779.14 COP2M	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$440.22 COP1M	-7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$93.36 COP296K	+99.1%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$463.22 COP1M	+113.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$8,195.93 COP26M	-15.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.01 COP6,371.06	+2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.52 COP7,993.08	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$4.32 COP13,722.28	-72.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$33.42 COP106K	-26.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$7.72 COP24,504.06	+41.2%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Bogota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$82.94 COP263K	+8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$47.35 COP150K	-49.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$141.13 COP448K	+38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$104.65 COP332K	+44.8%
Average			+2.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bogota - Cost of clothing

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