Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Brunei
  3. Bandar Seri Begawan
  4. United States
  5. Comparison
BND
COMPARED TO
USD

United States is 72.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

If you lived in United States instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.77
$5.17
$14.25 +278.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.65
$7.76
$7.75 +37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
$1.15
$1.90 +126.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.65
$0.89
$1.53 +137.2%
Average +144.8%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 54.2% more for groceries

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.51
$2.07
$2.71 +80.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.14
$4.31
$5.56 +77.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $5.88
$8.08
$3.22 -45.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.22
$3.05
$2.30 +3.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.96
$2.69
$4.18 +113.1%
Apples (1 lb) $1.34
$1.84
$2.07 +54.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.82
$1.12
$0.75 -8.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.23
$1.69
$1.88 +52.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.81
$1.11
$1.94 +140.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.69
$0.95
$1.24 +78.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.84
$1.15
$1.25 +48.9%
Average +54.2%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 61.1% more for transportation

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.52
$2.08
$2.62 +72.7%
Monthly public transit pass $20.71
$28.45
$63.05 +204.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,843.81
$30,004.64
$23,189.08 +6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $27.49
$37.76
$16.83 -38.8%
Average +61.1%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 68.0% more for housing

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $122.17
$167.81
$67.11 -45.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $742.92
$1,020.47
$1,225.46 +65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $602.59
$827.71
$1,034.80 +71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $45.91
$63.07
$128.68 +180.3%
Average +68.0%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.6 times more for childcare

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $227.58
$312.61
$891.12 +291.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $12,715.48
$17,465.97
$15,195.09 +19.5%
Average +155.6%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.28
$11.37
$4.52 -45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.55
$4.88
$4.18 +17.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.27
$7.24
$7.90 +49.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.09
$64.68
$39.67 -15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.27
$7.24
$11.58 +119.5%
Average +25.2%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 2.9% less for clothing

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline United States help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $77.19
$106.03
$43.02 -44.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.16
$41.42
$35.26 +16.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $97.82
$134.37
$75.54 -22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $68.68
$94.34
$95.31 +38.8%
Average -2.9%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States - Cost of clothing
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