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Mexico City vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 37.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 38.9% more in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.5% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 72.4% more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.9% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 0.2% less in Mexico City

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, restaurants is 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 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$10.86 MX$195.79	+195.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.94	$8.82 MX$159.08	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.73 MX$31.23	+77.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$1.30 MX$23.52	+135.2%
Average			+112.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.24	$2.63 MX$47.34	+51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.66	$5.04 MX$90.89	+39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.82	$6.54 MX$117.92	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.89	$2.61 MX$47.01	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.60	$3.80 MX$68.61	+88.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.81	$1.37 MX$24.69	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.80 MX$14.43	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.70	$0.97 MX$17.55	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.47	$0.91 MX$16.34	-20.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.99	$0.96 MX$17.29	+25.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$0.99 MX$17.93	+7.9%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 38.9% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.90	$5.14 MX$92.65	+248.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$352.42
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	-48.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.95	$4.42 MX$79.79	-83.2%
Average			+38.9%

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pay 2.5% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.88	$30.93 MX$557.85	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND928.78	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	+50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND582.46	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	+50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.72	$37.36 MX$673.78	-35.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 72.4% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.16	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	+174.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	-30.1%
Average			+72.4%

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pay 20.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$3.26 MX$58.74	+68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.79	$3.81 MX$68.78	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.97	$4.34 MX$78.32	-71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.78	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	+85.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.99	$6.51 MX$117.47	+20.3%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 0.2% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.17	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.90	$48.08 MX$867.02	-29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.81	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.38	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	+73.8%
Average			-0.2%

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