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Oranjestad vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 87.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 44.4% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 85.7% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 1.0% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.7% more in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 10.3% less in Oranjestad

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

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Oranjestad vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$22.00 AWG39.63	+463.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$10.27 AWG18.50	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.44 AWG2.60	+56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.63 AWG2.93	+215.9%
Average			+205.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.4% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.97 AWG5.35	+72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$6.25 AWG11.26	+33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.04 AWG12.69	-0.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$5.33 AWG9.60	+161.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.23 AWG7.62	+107.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$2.10 AWG3.78	+48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.02 AWG1.84	+2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$2.27 AWG4.09	+70.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.59 AWG2.86	+37.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.01 AWG1.82	+30.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.91 AWG1.63	-2.5%
Average			+44.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$7.63 AWG13.75	+391.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$30.00 AWG54.04	+3740.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$48.03 AWG86.51	+57.7%
Average			+291.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of transportation

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pay 85.7% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$105.51 AWG190.04	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+100.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$194.00 AWG349.45	+313.7%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 1.0% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$250.00 AWG450.31	+15.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-11.5%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.00 AWG5.40	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.31 AWG7.77	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$10.00 AWG18.01	-36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$62.22 AWG112.08	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$11.94 AWG21.50	+118.3%
Average			+39.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 10.3% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$60.00 AWG108.08	-21.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$50.71 AWG91.34	-45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$108.81 AWG196.00	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$102.90 AWG185.35	+42.4%
Average			-10.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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