Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Brunei
  3. Bandar Seri Begawan
  4. Vietnam
  5. Comparison
BND
COMPARED TO
VND

Vietnam is 21.4% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.

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

pay 38.6% less for restaurants

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.68
$5.05
$1.82
₫41,335
-50.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.33
$7.33
$4.03
₫91,488
-24.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
$1.14
$0.55
₫12,490
-33.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.61
$0.84
$0.33
₫7,559
-45.7%
Average -38.6%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vietnam - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 9.9% less for groceries

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.40
$1.92
$0.75
₫17,071
-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.07
$4.21
$7.76
₫176,144
+153.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.53
$8.96
$5.60
₫127,115
-14.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.57
$3.54
$1.25
₫28,340
-51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.55
$2.13
$1.57
₫35,712
+1.4%
Apples (1 lb) $1.13
$1.56
$1.30
₫29,601
+15.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.64
$0.88
$0.43
₫9,861
-32.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.81
$1.11
$0.71
₫16,214
-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.65
$0.89
$0.38
₫8,668
-41.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.86
$1.18
$0.55
₫12,407
-36.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.81
$1.11
$0.45
₫10,167
-44.7%
Average -9.9%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vietnam - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 18.3% more for transportation

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.48
$2.03
$3.32
₫75,381
+125.1%
Monthly public transit pass $20.24
$27.80
$7.65
₫173,722
-62.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,342.19
$29,315.61
$40,556.96
₫920,805,117
+90.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $26.86
$36.90
$5.50
₫124,893
-79.5%
Average +18.3%
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home

pay 45.9% less for housing

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $106.40
$146.15
$11.41
₫258,961
-89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $725.39
$996.40
$378.72
₫8,598,392
-47.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $588.75
$808.71
$269.04
₫6,108,326
-54.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $43.55
$59.83
$46.96
₫1,066,244
+7.8%
Average -45.9%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vietnam - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 24.8% less for childcare

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $189.96
$260.93
$137.34
₫3,118,157
-27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,553.94
$15,870.47
$9,034.52
₫205,119,690
-21.8%
Average -24.8%
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gamepad

pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.09
$11.11
$0.99
₫22,450
-87.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.47
$4.77
$1.70
₫38,494
-51.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.15
$7.08
$1.16
₫26,239
-77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.41
$67.87
$22.60
₫513,030
-54.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.15
$7.08
$3.61
₫82,024
-29.9%
Average -60.1%
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store

pay 11.4% more for clothing

  Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline Vietnam help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.38
$103.54
$37.35
₫847,944
-50.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.44
$40.43
$34.24
₫777,342
+16.3%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.30
$108.92
$105.76
₫2,401,212
+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $58.69
$80.62
$86.06
₫1,953,894
+46.6%
Average +11.4%
Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vietnam - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2021
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