Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 20.6% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 0.3% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$3.32
LKR992.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$6.65
LKR1,985.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.69
LKR204.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.37
LKR111.66
|
|
pay 13.9% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.61
LKR183.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$7.00
LKR2,089.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$6.30
LKR1,882.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$2.23
LKR665.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$2.36
LKR704.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$3.37
LKR1,006.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.50
LKR150.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$2.74
LKR819.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.56
LKR168.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.48
LKR144.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.53
LKR157.34
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$4.74
LKR1,417.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$6.31
LKR1,885.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$33,878.30
LKR10,119,057.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$3.06
LKR913.15
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$17.03
LKR5,085.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$303.18
LKR90,555.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$159.51
LKR47,642.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$36.13
LKR10,792.74
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$25.07
LKR7,489.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$500.02
LKR149,349.73
|
|
pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$1.99
LKR595.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$2.49
LKR743.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$8.14
LKR2,431.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$14.54
LKR4,342.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$3.69
LKR1,101.73
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$28.44
LKR8,494.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$19.86
LKR5,930.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$64.29
LKR19,202.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$36.55
LKR10,918.06
|
|
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