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
BND3.89
|
$5.21
₱299.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
$4.34
₱249.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$0.95
₱54.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.48
₱27.90
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
$1.33
₱76.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.92
|
$4.28
₱245.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.23
|
$6.97
₱400.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
$2.08
₱119.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.40
|
$2.27
₱130.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.93
|
$1.48
₱85.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.77
₱44.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.21
|
$1.53
₱88.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.16
|
$0.97
₱55.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
$1.09
₱62.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$1.37
₱78.84
|
|
pay 12.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.94
|
$4.31
₱247.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.20
|
$10.12
₱582.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
$26,066.56
₱1,499,348.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.10
|
$2.66
₱152.93
|
|
pay 8.7% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
$28.90
₱1,662.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND779.19
|
$465.25
₱26,761.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND681.80
|
$244.37
₱14,056.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
$96.97
₱5,577.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND165.48
|
$499.25
₱28,716.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
$14,398.67
₱828,211.46
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.43
|
$1.22
₱69.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.24
|
$2.95
₱169.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
$2.95
₱169.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.55
|
$41.83
₱2,406.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.84
|
$6.52
₱374.84
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
$33.02
₱1,899.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
$27.26
₱1,568.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
$73.19
₱4,209.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.61
|
$64.44
₱3,706.64
|
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