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Thailand

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Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 13.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 16.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 69.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 14.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 52.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 12.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.6% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.97 THB98.83	$3.91 BND5.00	+31.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.98 THB232.24	$6.17 BND7.91	-11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 THB21.64	$0.92 BND1.18	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 THB11.72	$0.52 BND0.66	+46.3%
Average			+16.6%

Bangkok vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 THB49.16	$1.72 BND2.20	+16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.63 THB287.02	$4.69 BND6.01	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 THB241.89	$7.05 BND9.03	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 THB85.32	$2.04 BND2.62	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 THB54.28	$2.04 BND2.61	+24.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 THB58.85	$1.42 BND1.82	-19.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 THB26.83	$0.99 BND1.27	+23.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 THB41.35	$1.33 BND1.70	+6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 THB29.09	$1.15 BND1.48	+31.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 THB26.00	$0.77 BND0.99	-1.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.01	$0.93 BND1.19	+34.5%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 69.2% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.32 THB176.90	$1.55 BND1.99	-70.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.98 THB1,163.67	$0.78 BND1.00	-97.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,193.83 THB1M	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	+37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.55 THB350.83	$30.47 BND39.03	+188.9%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 14.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.88 THB594.63	$65.10 BND83.40	+264.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.80 THB22,480.48	$720.60 BND923.19	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$346.10 THB11,513.16	$473.37 BND606.46	+36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.03 THB2,728.64	$46.90 BND60.08	-42.8%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 52.6% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.31 THB18,904.94	$216.79 BND277.73	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,500.59 THB549K	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	-41.1%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 THB88.94	$1.95 BND2.50	-26.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 THB92.95	$3.91 BND5.00	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.60 THB153.18	$15.63 BND20.02	+239.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.43 THB1,943.57	$45.57 BND58.38	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.58 THB252.00	$5.47 BND7.00	-27.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 12.9% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.75 THB2,353.53	$76.16 BND97.58	+7.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.94 THB1,428.36	$93.73 BND120.08	+118.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.05 THB3,228.30	$102.14 BND130.86	+5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.92 THB3,656.54	$72.26 BND92.58	-34.3%
Average			+12.9%

Bangkok vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing

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