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Victoria vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 71.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 29.3% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Victoria
Housing: pay 62.4% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 22.9% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.7% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 36.9% less in Victoria

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Victoria are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Victoria. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

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Victoria vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 BND5.00	$18.02 SCR252.68	+361.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 BND7.91	$12.63 SCR177.21	+104.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.32 SCR32.48	+150.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.66 SCR37.29	+415.7%
Average			+230.2%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.3% more for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 BND2.20	$1.74 SCR24.47	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 BND6.01	$15.56 SCR218.25	+232.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.27 SCR102.03	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 BND2.62	$3.80 SCR53.37	+86.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 BND2.61	$2.82 SCR39.54	+38.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 BND1.82	$1.02 SCR14.33	-27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.25 SCR17.57	+26.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 BND1.70	$1.09 SCR15.28	-18.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.85 SCR39.95	+147.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.88 SCR12.38	+14.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 BND1.19	$0.83 SCR11.59	-11.1%
Average			+29.3%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.55 BND1.99	$6.12 SCR85.81	+294.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$33.37 SCR468.01	+4172.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.03	??
Average			+313.1%

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pay 62.4% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.10 BND83.40	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	+113.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$720.60 BND923.19	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$473.37 BND606.46	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	+70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.90 BND60.08	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	+126.3%
Average			+62.4%

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pay 22.9% less for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.79 BND277.73	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-10.6%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$4.01 SCR56.30	+105.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.91 BND5.00	$4.00 SCR56.12	+2.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.63 BND20.02	$24.19 SCR339.29	+54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.57 BND58.38	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	+71.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$7.21 SCR101.07	+31.8%
Average			+48.7%

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pay 36.9% less for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.16 BND97.58	$37.23 SCR522.21	-51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.73 BND120.08	$24.74 SCR347.02	-73.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.14 BND130.86	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	-11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.26 BND92.58	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	+39.6%
Average			-36.9%

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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