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Moscow vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 60.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 20.3% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Housing: pay 76.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.5% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 35.5% more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$11.70 RUB966.60	+199.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$7.02 RUB579.96	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.62 RUB133.67	+75.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.84 RUB69.07	+62.1%
Average			+90.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.3% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.02 RUB84.09	-40.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$7.14 RUB589.78	+52.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$4.61 RUB381.19	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$1.86 RUB154.04	-8.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.98 RUB246.54	+46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.93 RUB77.02	-34.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.81 RUB67.24	-18.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.90 RUB74.52	-32.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.79 RUB147.60	+55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.41 RUB33.58	-47.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.32 RUB26.73	-65.2%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$3.31 RUB273.63	+113.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	+5104.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$38,895.19 RUB3M	-9.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$10.06 RUB831.28	-67.0%
Average			+204.2%

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pay 76.1% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$9.88 RUB816.43	-84.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+101.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+69.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+204.6%
Average			+76.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+273.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+171.7%
Average			+218.4%

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pay 13.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$4.68 RUB386.64	+139.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.70 RUB305.66	-5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$3.45 RUB285.15	-77.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	-7.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$9.36 RUB773.28	+71.2%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 35.5% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+42.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	-33.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+149.4%
Average			+35.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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