Cost of living comparison
United States is 2.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in United States instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.02
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.84
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.80
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 48.5% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.25
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.69
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.42
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.92
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.27
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.11
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.28
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.24
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.00
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.23
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 78.2% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.00
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.17
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,182.21
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$27.91
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$105.77
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$787.42
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$506.20
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$55.95
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$278.45
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,205.93
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.51
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.61
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.09
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$52.30
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.03
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.25
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.68
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$118.11
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$93.61
|
$109.59
|
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