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Stockholm vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Stockholm is 2.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Stockholm
Groceries: pay 42.9% more in Stockholm
Transportation: pay 5.0 times more in Stockholm
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Stockholm
Childcare: pay 10.7% more in Stockholm
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.8% more in Stockholm
Clothing: pay 32.9% more in Stockholm

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

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Stockholm vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND4.98	$17.99 SEK176.82	+360.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.87	$11.90 SEK116.90	+92.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$3.66 SEK36.00	+296.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$3.09 SEK30.34	+498.8%
Average			+243.4%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Stockholm - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.9% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.19	$3.97 SEK39.01	+131.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND5.98	$6.37 SEK62.56	+35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND8.99	$6.67 SEK65.51	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.61	$5.11 SEK50.24	+150.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.60	$5.83 SEK57.24	+185.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.81	$1.60 SEK15.71	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.26 SEK12.39	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.44 SEK14.11	+8.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$2.02 SEK19.85	+75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.98	$0.79 SEK7.71	+1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.80 SEK7.87	-13.9%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 5.0 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.98	$6.72 SEK66.01	+332.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$105.97 SEK1,041.28	+13466.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND54,822.79	$32,980.57 SEK324K	-23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND38.87	$17.85 SEK175.45	-41.4%
Average			+399.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.06	$39.70 SEK390.05	-39.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND919.46	$1,674.52 SEK16,454.18	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND604.01	$1,080.50 SEK10,617.16	+128.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND59.84	$190.15 SEK1,868.43	+305.4%
Average			+134.6%

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pay 10.7% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND276.61	$157.47 SEK1,547.29	-27.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,408.65	$16,395.31 SEK161K	+68.6%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 80.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.49	$7.95 SEK78.10	+306.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND4.98	$5.05 SEK49.61	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND19.94	$8.70 SEK85.46	-44.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.14	$46.98 SEK461.61	+3.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND6.98	$18.99 SEK186.64	+247.4%
Average			+80.8%

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pay 32.9% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Stockholm
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.18	$111.49 SEK1,095.51	+46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND119.60	$58.75 SEK577.25	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.33	$135.62 SEK1,332.63	+32.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.20	$184.97 SEK1,817.59	+156.0%
Average			+32.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Stockholm - Cost of clothing

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