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Valletta vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Valletta is 69.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Valletta
Groceries: pay 31.7% more in Valletta
Transportation: pay 44.1% more in Valletta
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Valletta
Childcare: pay 27.4% more in Valletta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.5% more in Valletta
Clothing: pay 2.4% more in Valletta

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

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Valletta vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$22.39 €19.93	+473.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$13.44 €11.96	+117.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.38 €2.12	+157.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.96 €1.74	+280.1%
Average			+261.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Valletta - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.7% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.43 €1.28	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$5.18 €4.61	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.09 €4.53	-27.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$4.36 €3.88	+113.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$5.45 €4.85	+167.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.72 €1.53	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.24 €1.11	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.76 €1.57	+32.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.69 €1.51	+47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.86 €0.77	+11.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$1.52 €1.36	+63.8%
Average			+31.7%

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pay 44.1% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$5.68 €5.06	+265.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	$18.25 €16.24	-40.1%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$29.39 €26.16	-54.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$1,413.67 €1,258.21	+96.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$1,112.27 €989.96	+135.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$118.81 €105.74	+153.3%
Average			+103.6%

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pay 27.4% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$277.72 €247.18	+28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$12,317.09 €10,962.65	+26.7%
Average			+27.4%

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pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$5.60 €4.98	+186.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$3.18 €2.83	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$6.27 €5.58	-59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$59.07 €52.57	+29.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$11.37 €10.12	+107.9%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 2.4% more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Valletta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$57.44 €51.13	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$68.96 €61.38	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$112.13 €99.80	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$130.55 €116.19	+80.7%
Average			+2.4%

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