Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 34.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 47.3% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 37.9% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 32.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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