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Saint John's vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Saint John's is 42.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Saint John's
Groceries: pay 87.1% more in Saint John's
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Saint John's
Housing: pay 45.2% more in Saint John's
Childcare: pay 88.1% less in Saint John's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.9% more in Saint John's
Clothing: pay 41.9% less in Saint John's

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

Saint John's vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint John's instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$13.88 EC$37.50	+277.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.94	$11.10 EC$30.00	+80.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.07 EC$5.60	+112.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.96 EC$2.58	+72.4%
Average			+135.8%

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pay 87.1% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.24	$2.78 EC$7.50	+60.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.66	$4.07 EC$11.00	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.82	$8.40 EC$22.71	+23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.89	$5.37 EC$14.50	+139.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.60	$3.69 EC$9.98	+83.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.81	$2.96 EC$8.00	+110.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$1.11 EC$3.00	+13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.70	$3.70 EC$10.00	+181.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.47	$3.70 EC$10.00	+224.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.99	$1.30 EC$3.50	+69.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.19	$1.30 EC$3.50	+40.6%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.90	$6.29 EC$17.00	+326.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	-38.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.95	$51.53 EC$139.27	+95.9%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 45.2% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.88	$77.58 EC$209.67	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND928.78	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	+45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND582.46	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	+50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.72	$99.04 EC$267.65	+71.1%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 88.1% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.16	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-88.1%
Average			-88.1%

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pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	-4.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.79	$3.95 EC$10.67	+6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.97	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.78	$61.67 EC$166.67	+95.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.99	$6.20 EC$16.75	+14.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 41.9% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Saint John's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND123.17	$50.00 EC$135.13	-47.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.90	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND149.81	$74.00 EC$200.00	-36.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.38	??
Average			-41.9%

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