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Taipei vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 40.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 7.9% more in Taipei
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Taipei
Housing: pay 16.5% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.9% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.71 NT$150.49	+20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.90	$5.65 NT$180.59	-8.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.92 NT$29.35	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.65 NT$20.86	+26.6%
Average			+7.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Taipei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$2.02 NT$64.65	+17.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.00	$9.85 NT$314.68	+110.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.02	$11.54 NT$368.90	+63.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.72 NT$87.00	+33.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$4.45 NT$142.21	+118.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$2.23 NT$71.26	+57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.51 NT$48.15	+51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.38 NT$44.23	+4.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$2.02 NT$64.54	+75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.25 NT$39.84	+61.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.04 NT$33.27	+11.9%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$3.94 NT$126.01	+154.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+4722.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,020.43	$33,523.97 NT$1M	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.01	$8.95 NT$285.93	-70.6%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 16.5% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.36	$27.40 NT$875.71	-57.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND922.77	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+40.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.19	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.06	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	+41.3%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.61	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+205.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,453.39	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+71.5%
Average			+128.9%

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pay 2.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.83 NT$90.29	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.42 NT$109.45	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.01	$3.92 NT$125.41	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.35	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	-9.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$9.73 NT$311.01	+78.0%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.53	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	-17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.03	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-57.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.80	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.54	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	+45.4%
Average			-19.1%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Taipei - Cost of clothing

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