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Chisinau vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 18.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 51.2% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.6% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Chisinau

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

Chisinau vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.72	$8.95 MDL156.38	+143.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.90	$7.76 MDL135.53	+26.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$0.87 MDL15.26	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$0.62 MDL10.88	+12.4%
Average			+43.0%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$0.58 MDL10.12	-66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.63	$5.29 MDL92.30	+46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.77	$4.69 MDL81.96	-31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.88	$2.64 MDL46.07	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.59	$2.55 MDL44.49	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.80	$0.40 MDL7.05	-71.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$0.85 MDL14.80	-13.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.69	$0.85 MDL14.90	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$0.95 MDL16.60	-16.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.36 MDL6.26	-53.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.26 MDL4.59	-71.5%
Average			-24.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$5.36 MDL93.66	+263.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$13.97 MDL243.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,648.72	$31,402.03 MDL548K	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.76	$4.48 MDL78.19	-83.0%
Average			+53.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.41	$10.50 MDL183.43	-84.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND923.80	$675.28 MDL11,792.25	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND579.34	$492.96 MDL8,608.46	+9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.32	$130.19 MDL2,273.52	+124.9%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 51.2% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND201.08	$407.06 MDL7,108.35	+159.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,017.59	$6,644.14 MDL116K	-57.4%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.48	$1.79 MDL31.28	-7.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.77	$1.85 MDL32.24	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.86	$3.34 MDL58.38	-78.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.56	$39.44 MDL688.79	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.95	$7.76 MDL135.53	+43.3%
Average			-13.6%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND122.51	$66.56 MDL1,162.32	-30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.43	$53.80 MDL939.53	-21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.00	$115.49 MDL2,016.80	-0.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.93	$122.07 MDL2,131.60	+91.3%
Average			+9.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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