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Mexico City vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 32.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 76.9% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 8.0% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 80.0% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 47.2% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Mexico City are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 76.9% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 BND4.18	$9.93 MX$193.32	+208.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND6.84	$7.45 MX$144.99	+41.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.08	$1.08 MX$21.02	+30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.78	$0.77 MX$15.05	+28.1%
Average			+76.9%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 BND2.49	$2.45 MX$47.74	+28.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 BND1.95	$4.87 MX$94.76	+223.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.51 BND8.46	$5.51 MX$107.24	-15.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BND3.01	$2.18 MX$42.50	-6.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 BND3.42	$3.57 MX$69.53	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 BND1.94	$1.22 MX$23.79	-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.33	$0.67 MX$13.03	-34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.21	$0.80 MX$15.56	-53.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 BND2.17	$0.83 MX$16.11	-50.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 BND0.92	$0.85 MX$16.57	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 BND1.00	$0.83 MX$16.12	+7.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.51 BND1.96	$4.64 MX$90.29	+206.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND29.30	$17.87 MX$347.98	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,582.11 BND33,203.68	$18,615.02 MX$362,479.07	-27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.65 BND33.29	$3.47 MX$67.66	-86.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 8.0% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.92 BND67.39	$24.38 MX$474.72	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.59 BND786.01	$893.52 MX$17,399.00	+47.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$529.98 BND687.88	$544.24 MX$10,597.57	+2.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.96 BND55.76	$30.31 MX$590.23	-29.4%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 80.0% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND166.02	$381.33 MX$7,425.33	+198.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,586.95 BND17,634.85	$8,426.99 MX$164,093.70	-38.0%
Average			+80.0%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 BND2.44	$2.73 MX$53.16	+45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 BND4.05	$3.01 MX$58.54	-3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.05 BND19.53	$3.92 MX$76.36	-73.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.49 BND53.85	$53.69 MX$1,045.42	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.55 BND5.90	$4.96 MX$96.66	+9.2%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 47.2% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.90 BND29.72	$56.36 MX$1,097.37	+146.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.54 BND39.63	$41.06 MX$799.52	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.33 BND114.65	$91.99 MX$1,791.32	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.15 BND114.41	$91.93 MX$1,790.09	+4.3%
Average			+47.2%

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