Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 59.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
|
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