Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 2.7 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 98.5% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.85
|
$8.84
HK$68.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.74
|
$5.77
HK$44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.01
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.68
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.33
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.89
|
$14.28
HK$110.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.14
|
$12.15
HK$94.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.97
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.36
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.91
|
$1.68
HK$13.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.31
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.18
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.14
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.92
|
$11.66
HK$90.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.87
|
$64.07
HK$497.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,717.96
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,571.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.73
|
$13.71
HK$106.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.57
|
$22.03
HK$171.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND770.31
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,052.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND674.03
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,553.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.41
|
$196.11
HK$1,523.16
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND163.59
|
$929.71
HK$7,220.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,309.59
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,051.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.41
|
$7.69
HK$59.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.19
|
$5.31
HK$41.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.84
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND52.94
|
$86.33
HK$670.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.78
|
$12.81
HK$99.53
|
|
pay 92.5% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.91
|
$76.24
HK$592.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.12
|
$41.17
HK$319.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.34
|
$91.44
HK$710.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.31
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.31
|
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