Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 9.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 53.2% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 8.7% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 59.0% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$803.38
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$516.46
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 87.0% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.57
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.36
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 65.2% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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