Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 46.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
|
pay 52.2% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
|
pay 56.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
|
pay 15.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
|
pay 29.1% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
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