Cost of living comparison

Brunei

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Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Port Moresby is 60.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 32.1% more in Port Moresby
Groceries: pay 46.3% more in Port Moresby
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Port Moresby
Housing: pay 64.6% more in Port Moresby
Childcare: pay 57.1% more in Port Moresby
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.8% more in Port Moresby
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Port Moresby

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

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Port Moresby vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.1% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$7.78 PGK35.37	+99.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$5.56 PGK25.27	-10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.75 PGK3.41	-18.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.67 PGK3.03	+29.3%
Average			+32.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.3% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.52 PGK6.91	-11.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$4.32 PGK19.64	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.10 PGK32.28	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.69 PGK16.78	+80.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.58 PGK11.75	+26.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.95 PGK8.88	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.44 PGK6.57	+45.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$3.29 PGK14.97	+147.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.92 PGK13.29	+153.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.51 PGK6.88	+96.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.31 PGK5.96	+40.9%
Average			+46.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$3.78 PGK17.18	+143.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$22.22 PGK101.06	+2745.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$23.34 PGK106.12	-23.4%
Average			+221.3%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of transportation

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pay 64.6% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$91.68 PGK416.89	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+122.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	+17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$89.65 PGK407.67	+91.2%
Average			+64.6%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of housing

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pay 57.1% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+288.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-36.5%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.00 PGK13.64	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.47 PGK11.24	-36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$6.45 PGK29.31	-58.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$61.49 PGK279.61	+34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	+62.6%
Average			+10.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Moresby
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$32.73 PGK148.82	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$31.67 PGK144.02	-66.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$136.12 PGK619.02	+33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$163.90 PGK745.35	+126.8%
Average			-18.6%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Moresby - Cost of clothing

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