Cost of living comparison
Saipan is 54.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Saipan instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$7.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$1.15
|
|
pay 42.3% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$2.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$5.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$5.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
?? | |
pay 88.0% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$4.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$13.46
|
|
pay 87.0% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$111.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$490.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$153.63
|
|
pay 35.2% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$189.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$4,674.00
|
|
pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$4.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$60.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Saipan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$38.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$34.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$90.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$85.00
|
|
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