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Brunei

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 21.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 88.8% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 85.7% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 5.5 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 39.8% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 51.6% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 15.0% less in Kingstown

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Kingstown are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Kingstown. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

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Kingstown vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 88.8% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$6.48 EC$17.50	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$10.55 EC$28.50	+70.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.34 EC$6.33	+153.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.85 EC$5.00	+258.8%
Average			+88.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kingstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.13 EC$5.76	+23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$6.47 EC$17.49	+38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$12.14 EC$32.81	+72.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.49 EC$12.13	+119.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$1.80 EC$4.86	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$4.32 EC$11.67	+204.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.60 EC$4.31	+60.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$4.37 EC$11.80	+228.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.65 EC$7.18	+130.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.75 EC$4.72	+126.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.75 EC$4.72	+87.8%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 5.5 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$11.87 EC$32.09	+664.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$49.95 EC$135.00	+6295.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$37,927.14 EC$102K	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$25.90 EC$70.00	-15.0%
Average			+446.3%

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pay 39.8% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$51.80 EC$140.00	-20.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$283.68 EC$766.67	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$323.77 EC$875.00	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$56.59 EC$152.94	+20.7%
Average			-39.8%

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pay 51.6% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$104.84 EC$283.33	-51.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	??
Average			-51.6%

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pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.67 EC$4.50	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.07 EC$11.00	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$4.07 EC$11.00	-74.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$32.38 EC$87.50	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$4.63 EC$12.50	-15.4%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 15.0% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$64.75 EC$175.00	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$61.98 EC$167.50	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$74.00 EC$200.00	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$92.51 EC$250.00	+28.0%
Average			-15.0%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kingstown - Cost of clothing

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