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Praia vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 29.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Praia
Groceries: pay 55.3% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 84.1% more in Praia
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 42.5% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 3.2% more in Praia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and clothing in Praia are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Praia. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$5.29 CVE497.23	+43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.93	$6.93 CVE651.47	+12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$3.26 CVE307.03	+234.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.33 CVE125.54	+140.7%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 55.3% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.23	$2.19 CVE205.59	+26.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.66	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	+276.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.81	$5.38 CVE505.86	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.89	$2.37 CVE223.00	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.60	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.81	$2.41 CVE227.01	+71.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$1.45 CVE136.39	+47.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.70	$1.76 CVE165.18	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.47	$2.80 CVE263.68	+145.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$0.68 CVE63.65	-11.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$0.72 CVE68.19	-21.3%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 84.1% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.90	$6.26 CVE588.48	+323.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$29.37 CVE2,762.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,868.54	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.91	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	-50.0%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.80	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND927.89	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	-33.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND581.90	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	-41.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.65	$145.64 CVE13,699.99	+151.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 42.5% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND201.97	$147.65 CVE13,889.92	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,106.22	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49	-79.2%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.49	$2.72 CVE255.58	+40.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.79	$1.63 CVE153.48	-56.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.95	$4.79 CVE451.02	-69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.74	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	+1.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.98	$5.86 CVE551.24	+8.2%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 3.2% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.05	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	-7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.81	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.66	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.30	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	+100.3%
Average			+3.2%

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