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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 26.1% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 11.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 20.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 83.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Bangkok. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.8% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.10 THB99.13	$3.68 BND4.76	+18.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 THB198.27	$6.15 BND7.98	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 THB25.31	$0.97 BND1.26	+23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 THB10.66	$0.55 BND0.72	+66.3%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 11.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 THB46.04	$1.73 BND2.25	+20.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.50 THB271.92	$3.61 BND4.68	-57.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 THB231.14	$6.83 BND8.86	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 THB73.03	$2.24 BND2.90	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.38 THB44.12	$2.02 BND2.62	+46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 THB50.86	$1.40 BND1.82	-11.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 THB26.11	$0.98 BND1.27	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 THB32.72	$1.32 BND1.71	+28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 THB27.27	$1.14 BND1.48	+33.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 THB23.03	$0.76 BND0.99	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 THB20.76	$0.92 BND1.19	+41.9%
Average			+11.0%

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pay 20.5% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 THB150.03	$1.48 BND1.91	-68.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.21 THB1,189.60	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,206.42 THB1,189,604.53	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.63 THB371.75	$26.30 BND34.10	+126.2%
Average			+20.5%

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pay 83.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.91 THB540.54	$68.09 BND88.28	+302.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.06 THB21,583.67	$719.61 BND933.01	+6.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.97 THB10,294.25	$451.29 BND585.11	+40.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.69 THB2,196.14	$57.89 BND75.06	-15.7%
Average			+83.5%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$609.37 THB19,483.59	$156.63 BND203.08	-74.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,346.39 THB426,725.56	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	+16.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.79 THB89.22	$1.93 BND2.51	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.54 THB81.22	$3.71 BND4.81	+46.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.40 THB140.52	$15.47 BND20.06	+252.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.03 THB1,631.73	$31.59 BND40.96	-38.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.06 THB257.75	$5.41 BND7.02	-32.8%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.81 THB1,880.18	$95.43 BND123.73	+62.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.03 THB1,216.03	$68.10 BND88.30	+79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.24 THB3,332.78	$116.07 BND150.49	+11.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.47 THB2,924.44	$63.82 BND82.75	-30.2%
Average			+30.6%

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