Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 14.5% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 26.7% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿108.66
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿217.32
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.97
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.87
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿68.49
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿319.06
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿242.69
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿74.24
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿53.60
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿50.09
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.33
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿33.19
|
$1.71
$2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.99
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.81
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿23.07
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 17.6% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿164.16
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,412.56
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,173,167.92
|
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿390.08
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 95.2% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿579.18
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿24,262.28
|
$588.78
$802.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,552.94
|
$378.50
$515.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,240.12
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 36.6% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,702.67
|
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿496,677.53
|
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
|
pay 21.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿86.93
|
$1.88
$2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿84.73
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿162.99
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,086.95
|
$39.10
$53.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿293.38
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Bangkok
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,202.75
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,491.44
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,584.74
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,753.20
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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