Cost of living comparison
Port Louis is 19.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Port Louis instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 33.9% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$5.96
MUR275.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$5.31
MUR245.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.99
MUR45.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.55
MUR25.54
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.68
MUR31.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$5.85
MUR270.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$5.66
MUR261.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$2.02
MUR93.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$2.98
MUR137.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.82
MUR37.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.92
MUR42.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$1.41
MUR65.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.58
MUR26.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.65
MUR30.09
|
|
pay 79.0% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$5.90
MUR272.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$21.67
MUR1,001.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$34,669.56
MUR1,602,207.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$20.59
MUR951.31
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$36.24
MUR1,674.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$462.26
MUR21,362.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$375.59
MUR17,357.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$32.64
MUR1,508.55
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$221.74
MUR10,247.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$3,900.32
MUR180,248.34
|
|
pay 11.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$2.38
MUR110.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$2.30
MUR106.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$6.50
MUR300.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$28.17
MUR1,301.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$5.42
MUR250.34
|
|
pay 59.0% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Port Louis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$58.50
MUR2,703.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$44.49
MUR2,056.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$91.73
MUR4,239.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$75.84
MUR3,504.83
|
|
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