Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 7.3% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 42.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 42.3% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 44.5% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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