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Brunei

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Senegal

Dakar vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Dakar is 38.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 50.4% more in Dakar
Groceries: pay 4.8% less in Dakar
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Dakar
Housing: pay 18.8% more in Dakar
Childcare: pay 25.9% more in Dakar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Dakar
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Dakar

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

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Dakar vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.4% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$5.12 F CFA2,990	+31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+79.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.22 F CFA715	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.87 F CFA511	+69.7%
Average			+50.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Dakar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.8% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.73 F CFA424	-57.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+85.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+100.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.45 F CFA849	+2.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.86 F CFA501	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.32 F CFA768	-0.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.79 F CFA463	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.62 F CFA362	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.43 F CFA249	-54.2%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+303.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+9734.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$19.20 F CFA11,212	-37.0%
Average			+414.0%

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pay 18.8% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$810.84 F CFA473K	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$431.19 F CFA252K	-8.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+231.1%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 25.9% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$321.49 F CFA188K	+48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+6.9%
Average			+25.9%

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-86.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-1.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+56.1%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Dakar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$58.04 F CFA33,885	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$45.52 F CFA26,576	-51.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-16.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+33.9%
Average			-19.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Dakar - Cost of clothing

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