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Brunei

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Moldova

Chisinau vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Chisinau is 13.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 96.6% more in Chisinau
Groceries: pay 35.4% less in Chisinau
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Chisinau
Housing: pay 6.1% more in Chisinau
Childcare: pay 9.7% more in Chisinau
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Chisinau
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Chisinau

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

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Chisinau vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 96.6% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND4.98	$11.22 MDL200.58	+187.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.87	$8.70 MDL155.45	+40.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.21 MDL21.60	+30.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.89 MDL15.92	+72.7%
Average			+96.6%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.4% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.19	$0.71 MDL12.71	-58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND5.98	$4.89 MDL87.39	+4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND8.99	$4.73 MDL84.61	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.79 MDL49.81	+36.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.60	$2.36 MDL42.13	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.81	$0.44 MDL7.83	-69.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.87 MDL15.60	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.94 MDL16.79	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$1.01 MDL17.97	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.98	$0.31 MDL5.58	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.25 MDL4.40	-73.6%
Average			-35.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.98	$6.44 MDL115.06	+314.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$13.52 MDL241.70	+1630.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND54,822.79	$29,507.41 MDL528K	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND38.87	$4.94 MDL88.26	-83.8%
Average			+149.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.1% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.06	$10.59 MDL189.39	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND919.46	$679.74 MDL12,152.24	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND604.01	$435.34 MDL7,782.96	-8.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND59.84	$185.85 MDL3,322.64	+296.3%
Average			+6.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of housing

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pay 9.7% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND276.61	$434.06 MDL7,759.94	+100.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,408.65	$5,841.67 MDL104K	-39.9%
Average			+9.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.49	$2.24 MDL40.12	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND4.98	$2.16 MDL38.67	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND19.94	$3.42 MDL61.18	-78.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.14	$41.67 MDL745.01	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND6.98	$8.41 MDL150.43	+53.9%
Average			-14.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Chisinau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.18	$79.80 MDL1,426.62	+4.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND119.60	$47.07 MDL841.43	-49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.33	$114.14 MDL2,040.51	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.20	$115.56 MDL2,065.97	+59.9%
Average			-1.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Chisinau - Cost of clothing

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