Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 19.9% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 70.3% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$8.28
MX$141.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$6.95
MX$118.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.06
MX$18.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.78
MX$13.26
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$2.09
MX$35.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
$4.43
MX$75.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$5.45
MX$93.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
$2.15
MX$36.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$3.19
MX$54.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$1.21
MX$20.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.62
MX$10.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$0.71
MX$12.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$0.76
MX$13.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.78
MX$13.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.73
MX$12.55
|
|
pay 31.5% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$4.92
MX$84.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$17.77
MX$303.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
$22,067.99
MX$377,373.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$5.52
MX$94.34
|
|
pay 0.3% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$28.01
MX$478.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$802.11
|
$826.42
MX$14,132.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$515.64
|
$480.11
MX$8,210.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$40.24
MX$688.13
|
|
pay 27.4% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$377.91
MX$6,462.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
$8,870.11
MX$151,683.26
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.56
|
$2.76
MX$47.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$2.89
MX$49.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$3.86
MX$66.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.27
|
$49.94
MX$854.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$4.97
MX$84.91
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Mexico City
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$56.86
MX$972.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$37.51
MX$641.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
$92.48
MX$1,581.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$95.13
MX$1,626.70
|
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