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Castries vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 18.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 73.5% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 61.4% more in Castries
Housing: pay 19.6% less in Castries
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Castries
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Castries

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

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Castries vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$9.25 EC$25.00	+136.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$8.33 EC$22.50	+34.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.94 EC$5.25	+110.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.97 EC$2.62	+88.4%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 73.5% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.86 EC$5.02	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.61 EC$15.17	+19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.75 EC$20.95	+10.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.61 EC$12.47	+126.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.10 EC$11.09	+101.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$3.89 EC$10.50	+174.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.75 EC$2.02	-24.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$3.70 EC$10.00	+178.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$6.66 EC$18.00	+478.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.54 EC$4.17	+100.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.93 EC$2.50	-0.5%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 61.4% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.83 EC$15.75	+275.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	??
Average			+61.4%

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pay 19.6% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$48.60 EC$131.33	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$456.36 EC$1,233.33	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$345.35 EC$933.33	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$94.32 EC$254.90	+101.1%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$212.76 EC$575.00	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	??
Average			-1.9%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.78 EC$7.50	+42.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.70 EC$10.00	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$9.25 EC$25.00	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$41.63 EC$112.50	-8.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$5.55 EC$15.00	+1.5%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$83.25 EC$225.00	+9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$50.88 EC$137.50	-45.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$111.01 EC$300.00	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$111.01 EC$300.00	+53.6%
Average			-0.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Castries - Cost of clothing

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