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Budapest vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Budapest is 53.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Budapest
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Budapest
Transportation: pay 98.9% more in Budapest
Housing: pay 17.7% more in Budapest
Childcare: pay 88.8% more in Budapest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Budapest
Clothing: pay 4.5% more in Budapest

The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Budapest are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Budapest.

Budapest vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$11.93 HUF4,103.05	+224.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.87	$8.94 HUF3,077.29	+45.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$1.83 HUF630.73	+88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.36 HUF466.33	+144.4%
Average			+125.6%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$1.83 HUF628.51	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.62	$5.49 HUF1,888.39	+52.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.74	$4.73 HUF1,628.69	-30.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.87	$3.28 HUF1,127.92	+46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.58	$3.05 HUF1,050.74	+51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.80	$0.95 HUF325.53	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$0.94 HUF322.74	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.68	$1.01 HUF347.36	-23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$1.68 HUF579.35	+47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.56 HUF192.51	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.60 HUF206.31	-34.9%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 98.9% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$7.01 HUF2,411.63	+374.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.83 HUF9,231.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,487.13	$26,801.65 HUF9M	-30.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.65	$13.77 HUF4,739.03	-47.6%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 17.7% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.13	$22.10 HUF7,602.40	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND920.79	$762.27 HUF262K	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND577.45	$595.85 HUF205K	+32.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.08	$115.90 HUF39,877.20	+100.2%
Average			+17.7%

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pay 88.8% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.42	$464.58 HUF160K	+196.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND19,952.45	$12,648.55 HUF4M	-18.9%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$2.98 HUF1,025.76	+54.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.75	$2.96 HUF1,017.51	-20.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.79	$7.16 HUF2,461.83	-53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.43	$66.02 HUF22,715.88	+109.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.93	$9.24 HUF3,179.87	+70.7%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 4.5% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Budapest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND122.11	$95.35 HUF32,807.05	-0.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.14	$41.51 HUF14,280.92	-39.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND148.52	$100.47 HUF34,567.97	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.67	$108.87 HUF37,458.05	+70.6%
Average			+4.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Budapest - Cost of clothing

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