Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 4.5% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.88
|
$3.85
KES496.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.78
|
$5.38
KES694.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$0.59
KES75.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.49
KES63.20
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.34
|
$0.56
KES72.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.91
|
$5.70
KES734.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.20
|
$3.37
KES435.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.99
|
$1.69
KES218.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.39
|
$2.67
KES344.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.92
|
$1.12
KES144.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.42
KES53.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.20
|
$0.78
KES100.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.15
|
$0.41
KES52.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.42
KES54.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.48
KES61.28
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.93
|
$6.09
KES785.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.08
|
$34.46
KES4,445.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,955.28
|
$18,461.54
KES2,381,538.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.96
|
$12.62
KES1,627.38
|
|
pay 37.5% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.03
|
$40.57
KES5,233.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND775.89
|
$418.88
KES54,035.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND678.92
|
$196.01
KES25,284.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.77
|
$22.29
KES2,875.75
|
|
pay 13.2% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND164.78
|
$146.63
KES18,915.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,435.15
|
$7,624.54
KES983,565.76
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.42
|
$2.31
KES297.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.22
|
$2.24
KES288.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.96
|
$2.69
KES347.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.32
|
$45.86
KES5,916.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.82
|
$6.15
KES793.85
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.12
|
$18.56
KES2,394.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.35
|
$24.95
KES3,217.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.15
|
$57.17
KES7,374.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.13
|
$52.46
KES6,767.50
|
|
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