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Suva vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Suva is 4.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Suva
Groceries: pay 10.7% less in Suva
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Suva
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Suva
Childcare: pay 19.5% more in Suva
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Suva
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Suva

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

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Suva vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$5.78 FJD13.10	+47.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$7.55 FJD17.13	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.54 FJD3.49	+66.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.76 FJD1.73	+48.2%
Average			+40.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Suva - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$0.55 FJD1.25	-67.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.12 FJD11.60	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$4.93 FJD11.17	-30.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.32 FJD7.52	+62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.82 FJD6.40	+38.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.13 FJD2.55	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.13 FJD2.56	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.57 FJD3.56	+18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.45 FJD3.29	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.57 FJD1.29	-26.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.49 FJD1.11	-47.2%
Average			-10.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.36 FJD12.16	+245.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$22.21 FJD50.37	+2744.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$24,435.76 FJD55,411.74	-43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$4.44 FJD10.07	-85.4%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$23.99 FJD54.40	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$885.02 FJD2,006.91	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$325.66 FJD738.49	-31.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$34.77 FJD78.84	-25.9%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 19.5% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$226.59 FJD513.82	+4.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	+36.7%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.55 FJD8.06	+82.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$2.93 FJD6.65	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$9.77 FJD22.16	-37.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$36.16 FJD82.00	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$3.33 FJD7.56	-39.1%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Suva
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$33.32 FJD75.56	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$39.99 FJD90.67	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$69.22 FJD156.97	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$61.13 FJD138.63	-15.4%
Average			-42.8%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Suva - Cost of clothing

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