Cost of living comparison
Ecuador is 17.1% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Ecuador instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 1.0% less for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
$5.04
|
$3.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
$7.06
|
$5.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$1.02
|
$0.74
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
$0.82
|
$0.55
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
$1.98
|
$1.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
$3.78
|
$2.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
$7.65
|
$3.74
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$3.51
|
$1.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.05
$2.87
|
$2.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
$2.14
|
$0.77
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
$1.13
|
$0.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
$1.81
|
$0.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
$1.08
|
$0.44
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.12
|
$0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
$1.11
|
$0.43
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
$2.01
|
$2.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.81
$27.74
|
$16.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,894.27
$29,252.19
|
$26,332.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.66
$37.32
|
$13.68
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
$146.01
|
$38.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$676.14
$946.60
|
$335.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$550.94
$771.33
|
$240.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.92
$61.48
|
$33.83
|
|
pay 26.3% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.69
$304.77
|
$211.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,166.40
$17,033.09
|
$6,127.01
|
|
pay 21.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.92
$11.09
|
$1.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
$4.77
|
$2.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.04
$7.06
|
$5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.85
$57.19
|
$36.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
$7.06
|
$5.72
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ecuador
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.86
$103.40
|
$47.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.86
$40.41
|
$39.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.54
$118.36
|
$88.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.51
$93.11
|
$70.19
|
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