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Port Of Spain vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 57.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 83.7% more in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 39.8% more in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 25.3% more in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 43.1% more in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.6% more in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Port Of Spain

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

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Port Of Spain vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.7% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$10.32 TTD70.16	+164.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$8.84 TTD60.14	+43.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.02 TTD6.92	+10.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.74 TTD5.01	+43.0%
Average			+83.7%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.8% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.52 TTD17.12	+46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$3.32 TTD22.56	-29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$9.25 TTD62.87	+31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.38 TTD29.79	+114.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.57 TTD31.07	+124.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$2.50 TTD17.01	+76.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.38 TTD9.40	+39.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.67 TTD11.37	+25.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.95 TTD13.23	+68.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.98 TTD6.64	+26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.86 TTD5.82	-7.9%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$4.32 TTD29.40	+178.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$132.67 TTD902.03	+16885.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$36,853.34 TTD251K	-14.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$11.06 TTD75.17	-63.7%
Average			+345.9%

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pay 25.3% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$56.39 TTD383.36	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	+40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	+9.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$69.52 TTD472.63	+48.2%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 43.1% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	+84.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	+11.3%
Average			+43.1%

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pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.21 TTD15.03	+13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.72 TTD25.28	-4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$5.90 TTD40.09	-62.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$56.51 TTD384.20	+24.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$8.84 TTD60.14	+61.8%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$54.67 TTD371.67	-28.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$51.59 TTD350.79	-45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$145.94 TTD992.23	+42.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$103.19 TTD701.58	+42.8%
Average			-5.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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