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Caracas vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 18.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 31.4% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Caracas
Housing: pay 25.4% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.5% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 7.3% more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$10.80 VEF107.76	+176.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$11.00 VEF109.72	+78.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.53 VEF15.23	+65.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.32 VEF13.13	+155.4%
Average			+123.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.4% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.27 VEF22.67	+32.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.08 VEF50.69	+8.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$10.26 VEF102.36	+45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.73 VEF47.13	+131.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.21 VEF41.95	+106.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$3.29 VEF32.80	+132.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.91 VEF9.08	-8.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.99 VEF9.84	-25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.05 VEF10.45	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.02 VEF10.17	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.99 VEF9.88	+6.4%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$3.18 VEF31.72	+104.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$30.00 VEF299.24	+3740.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$25,000.00 VEF249K	-41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$27.00 VEF269.31	-11.4%
Average			+168.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Caracas - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$37.99 VEF378.95	-41.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	-10.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$16.60 VEF165.55	-64.6%
Average			-25.4%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	-37.3%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.00 VEF19.95	+2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.63 VEF36.19	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$4.58 VEF45.68	-70.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$66.50 VEF663.30	+45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$6.50 VEF64.83	+18.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 7.3% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$76.58 VEF763.81	+0.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$50.89 VEF507.62	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+85.3%
Average			+7.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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