Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 2.3 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$13.79
NZ$23.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$9.40
NZ$15.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
|
pay 38.7% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.74
|
$5.07
NZ$8.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$7.36
NZ$12.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.96
|
$4.65
NZ$7.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.31
|
$4.79
NZ$8.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.14
|
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.31
|
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.27
|
$2.62
NZ$4.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$1.04
NZ$1.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.24
|
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.03
|
$6.96
NZ$11.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$95.46
NZ$160.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,641.95
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,928.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
$16.89
NZ$28.42
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$57.53
NZ$96.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$798.67
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,675.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$513.43
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,355.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$133.18
NZ$224.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$833.64
NZ$1,402.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,437.44
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,265.11
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.55
|
$6.89
NZ$11.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.30
|
$23.82
NZ$40.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.04
|
$41.36
NZ$69.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$12.54
NZ$21.09
|
|
pay 50.4% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$78.58
NZ$132.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$47.12
NZ$79.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$119.80
|
$107.54
NZ$180.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$127.08
NZ$213.82
|
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