Cost of living comparison
London is 4.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in London instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.88
|
$25.22
£19.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.78
|
$10.09
£7.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$2.54
£1.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$2.08
£1.60
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.34
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.91
|
$4.74
£3.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.20
|
$6.34
£4.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.99
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.39
|
$4.28
£3.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.92
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.20
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.15
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.93
|
$7.20
£5.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.08
|
$252.24
£193.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,955.28
|
$34,406.00
£26,326.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.96
|
$25.33
£19.38
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.03
|
$39.12
£29.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND775.89
|
$2,697.16
£2,063.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND678.92
|
$2,027.26
£1,551.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.77
|
$284.51
£217.69
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND164.78
|
$2,321.07
£1,776.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,435.15
|
$25,293.41
£19,353.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.42
|
$8.20
£6.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.22
|
$4.56
£3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.96
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.32
|
$58.95
£45.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.82
|
$18.92
£14.48
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.12
|
$103.07
£78.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.35
|
$49.65
£37.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.15
|
$112.31
£85.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.13
|
$123.32
£94.36
|
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