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Lome vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Lome is 0.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 79.2% more in Lome
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Lome
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Lome
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Lome
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Lome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Lome
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in Lome

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

Lome vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 79.2% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$2.51 F CFA1,413	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.86	$5.82 F CFA3,275	-5.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$3.46 F CFA1,946	+255.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.10 F CFA620	+98.9%
Average			+79.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Lome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$1.31 F CFA738	-24.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.61	$7.15 F CFA4,024	+98.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.73	$9.37 F CFA5,268	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.86	$2.04 F CFA1,147	-9.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.58	$4.87 F CFA2,738	+141.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.79	$1.22 F CFA684	-13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$0.68 F CFA380	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.68	$2.03 F CFA1,141	+54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$1.15 F CFA646	+0.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.81 F CFA456	+6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.65 F CFA365	-29.5%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$4.66 F CFA2,622	+215.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$53.66 F CFA30,180
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,429.08	$14,309.85 F CFA8M	-63.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.62	$12.12 F CFA6,816	-53.9%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.03	$44.72 F CFA25,150	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND919.71	$330.92 F CFA186K	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND576.77	$201.23 F CFA113K	-55.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND73.99	$116.41 F CFA65,473	+101.1%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.19	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND19,929.04	$3,577.46 F CFA2M	-77.1%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$0.89 F CFA503	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.75	$5.84 F CFA3,286	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.77	$1.43 F CFA805	-90.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.38	$50.68 F CFA28,503	+60.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.92	$4.47 F CFA2,515	-17.4%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Lome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND121.97	$25.04 F CFA14,084	-73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.04	$27.73 F CFA15,593	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND148.34	$42.04 F CFA23,641	-63.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.57	$96.59 F CFA54,324	+51.3%
Average			-36.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Lome - Cost of clothing

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