Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 53.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 72.6% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.00
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.00
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.45
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.49
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.98
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.22
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.99
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 4.6% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 89.5% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND169.89
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.50
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.35
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.98
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 81.4% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
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