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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 9.1 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 49.5% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 25.2% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 58.0 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 0.3% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.5% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$9.01 ZAR148.90	+130.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.90	$5.41 ZAR89.34	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.06 ZAR17.51	+14.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.85 ZAR14.06	+65.1%
Average			+49.5%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Pretoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.2% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.10 ZAR18.24	-35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.00	$4.18 ZAR69.05	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.02	$4.45 ZAR73.48	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.47 ZAR40.81	+21.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.23 ZAR36.92	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$0.79 ZAR13.12	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.74 ZAR12.24	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$0.79 ZAR13.13	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$0.72 ZAR11.94	-37.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.50 ZAR8.19	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.54 ZAR8.95	-41.8%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 58.0 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.75 ZAR94.96	+270.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$177.56 ZAR2,933.31	+22632.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,020.43	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	-17.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.01	$6.55 ZAR108.20	-78.5%
Average			+5701.6%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.36	$36.83 ZAR608.46	-43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND922.77	$454.27 ZAR7,504.51	-37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.19	$405.14 ZAR6,693.01	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.06	$115.49 ZAR1,907.95	+146.3%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 0.3% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.61	$260.78 ZAR4,308.14	+20.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,453.39	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	-19.6%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.55 ZAR42.19	+30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.25 ZAR37.22	-42.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.01	$3.25 ZAR53.68	-79.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.35	$31.49 ZAR520.28	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$7.21 ZAR119.12	+31.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.53	$53.03 ZAR876.09	-30.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.03	$32.00 ZAR528.72	-65.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.80	$91.85 ZAR1,517.41	-10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.54	$82.87 ZAR1,369.03	+14.7%
Average			-22.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Pretoria - Cost of clothing

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