Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 15.3% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.02
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.04
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.06
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.02
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.50
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.10
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.51
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.37
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.95
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.03
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.15
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,174.66
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.18
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.36
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND804.60
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND704.04
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.65
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 29.1% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.87
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,080.27
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.37
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.59
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.30
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.04
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.20
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.55
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.34
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.32
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
|
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