Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 99.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$14.27
UYU549.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$10.38
UYU399.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.24
UYU86.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$1.68
UYU64.84
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$2.92
UYU112.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$6.16
UYU237.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$4.38
UYU168.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$4.58
UYU176.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$4.51
UYU173.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.08
UYU41.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$1.18
UYU45.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.73
UYU28.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$1.36
UYU52.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.86
UYU32.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.82
UYU31.46
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$7.50
UYU288.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$46.69
UYU1,797.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,596,769.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$22.44
UYU864.00
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$43.70
UYU1,682.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$610.68
UYU23,514.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$460.50
UYU17,731.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$109.30
UYU4,208.51
|
|
pay 87.4% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$391.27
UYU15,065.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$8,590.90
UYU330,792.38
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$3.37
UYU129.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$4.18
UYU161.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$5.19
UYU199.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$61.70
UYU2,375.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$10.64
UYU409.53
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$101.17
UYU3,895.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$44.13
UYU1,699.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$115.51
UYU4,447.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$119.30
UYU4,593.71
|
|
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