Cost of living comparison
Manila is 27.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Manila instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 18.3% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.80
|
$5.21
₱291.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.66
|
$4.34
₱243.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
$0.95
₱53.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.68
|
$0.48
₱27.16
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.30
|
$1.33
₱74.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.85
|
$4.28
₱239.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.05
|
$6.97
₱390.45
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.93
|
$2.08
₱116.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.32
|
$2.27
₱127.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.89
|
$1.48
₱82.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.29
|
$0.77
₱42.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.16
|
$1.53
₱85.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.11
|
$0.97
₱54.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.90
|
$1.09
₱60.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.97
|
$1.37
₱76.77
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.90
|
$4.31
₱241.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.54
|
$10.12
₱566.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,340.29
|
$26,066.56
₱1,459,961.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.35
|
$2.66
₱148.92
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND61.85
|
$28.90
₱1,618.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND761.42
|
$465.25
₱26,058.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND666.25
|
$244.37
₱13,687.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND49.83
|
$96.97
₱5,431.24
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND161.70
|
$499.25
₱27,962.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,109.79
|
$14,398.67
₱806,455.07
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.38
|
$1.22
₱68.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.14
|
$2.95
₱165.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.65
|
$2.95
₱165.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND52.33
|
$41.83
₱2,342.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.71
|
$6.52
₱364.99
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.58
|
$33.02
₱1,849.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND31.75
|
$27.26
₱1,526.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND111.04
|
$73.19
₱4,099.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND111.02
|
$64.44
₱3,609.27
|
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