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Seoul vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Seoul is 43.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 60.6% more in Seoul
Groceries: pay 84.3% more in Seoul
Transportation: pay 35.0% more in Seoul
Housing: pay 22.0% more in Seoul
Childcare: pay 84.5% more in Seoul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Seoul
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Seoul

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Seoul are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, childcare and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seoul.

Seoul vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.6% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$8.49 ₩12,759	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.15 BND7.87	$6.30 ₩9,463	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$1.64 ₩2,463	+68.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$0.78 ₩1,173	+40.8%
Average			+60.6%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Seoul - Cost of restaurants

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pay 84.3% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 BND2.22	$3.24 ₩4,866	+86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BND4.62	$6.79 ₩10,208	+88.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.74	$7.85 ₩11,793	+14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 BND2.87	$2.93 ₩4,406	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 BND2.58	$4.67 ₩7,015	+131.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 BND1.80	$3.45 ₩5,178	+145.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$1.52 ₩2,290	+55.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 BND1.68	$2.35 ₩3,534	+78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 BND1.46	$2.77 ₩4,166	+143.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 BND0.98	$1.62 ₩2,433	+112.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.30 ₩1,949	+40.8%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 35.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.48 BND1.89	$4.43 ₩6,658	+200.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.99 ₩69,114
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,674.88 BND49,487.13	$25,072.36 ₩38M	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.65	$10.50 ₩15,779	-60.1%
Average			+35.0%

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pay 22.0% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.13	$20.56 ₩30,891	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$719.61 BND920.79	$925.55 ₩1M	+28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.29 BND577.45	$559.33 ₩841K	+23.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.89 BND74.08	$118.88 ₩179K	+105.3%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 84.5% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.42	$360.15 ₩541K	+129.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,593.11 BND19,952.45	$21,667.04 ₩33M	+39.0%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$3.54 ₩5,316	+83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.71 BND4.75	$3.70 ₩5,557	-0.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.47 BND19.79	$3.18 ₩4,785	-79.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.59 BND40.43	$56.34 ₩84,659	+78.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.93	$10.61 ₩15,949	+96.0%
Average			+35.5%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Seoul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.43 BND122.11	$49.77 ₩74,784	-47.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$68.10 BND87.14	$39.49 ₩59,345	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.07 BND148.52	$74.94 ₩113K	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.67	$99.06 ₩149K	+55.2%
Average			-17.5%

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