Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 35.6% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
|
pay 38.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
|
pay 25.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
|
pay 70.5% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
pay 42.7% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
|
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