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Montevideo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Montevideo is 67.9% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Montevideo
Groceries: pay 24.9% more in Montevideo
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Montevideo
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Montevideo
Childcare: pay 80.7% more in Montevideo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.0% more in Montevideo
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Montevideo

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

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Montevideo vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$15.00 UYU604.72	+284.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$14.46 UYU583.02	+134.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.70 UYU108.81	+192.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.05 UYU82.66	+297.7%
Average			+215.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Montevideo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.9% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.84 UYU114.69	+65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$7.03 UYU283.55	+50.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.10 UYU205.48	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.57 UYU184.15	+123.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$5.46 UYU220.10	+168.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.28 UYU51.67	-9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.27 UYU51.03	+27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.80 UYU32.15	-40.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.44 UYU58.00	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.92 UYU37.22	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.96 UYU38.73	+3.3%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$8.25 UYU332.50	+431.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$74.80 UYU3,015.63	+9476.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$26,990.00 UYU1M	-37.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$5.27 UYU212.50	-82.7%
Average			+309.6%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$44.58 UYU1,797.10	-31.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$706.61 UYU28,486.90	-1.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$583.28 UYU23,514.79	+23.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$144.76 UYU5,836.03	+208.7%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 80.7% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$626.83 UYU25,270.58	+189.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$10,986.11 UYU443K	+13.0%
Average			+80.7%

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pay 43.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$4.92 UYU198.53	+152.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.59 UYU184.84	+17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$5.49 UYU221.15	-64.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$54.39 UYU2,192.54	+19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$12.22 UYU492.55	+123.5%
Average			+43.0%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Montevideo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$102.85 UYU4,146.32	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$56.61 UYU2,282.30	-39.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$124.46 UYU5,017.67	+21.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$130.21 UYU5,249.43	+80.2%
Average			+15.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Montevideo - Cost of clothing

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