Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 71.8% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,810
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,350
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,468
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,898
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,359
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,420
|
$2.76
$3.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,207
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,807
|
$2.18
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$6,962
|
$2.44
$3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,777
|
$1.58
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,457
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,873
|
$1.71
$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,960
|
$1.67
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,551
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,391
|
$0.92
$1.23
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,125
|
$1.50
$2.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$120,417
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,241,196
|
$24,063.77
$32,330.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$48,679
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 100.0% more for housing
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,059
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,321,339
|
$588.78
$791.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$983,379
|
$378.50
$508.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$206,467
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 73.0% more for childcare
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$737,670
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$19,910,865
|
$12,117.74
$16,280.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,843
|
$1.88
$2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,674
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,259
|
$11.28
$15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$72,401
|
$39.10
$52.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,116
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$180,810
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$113,601
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$280,533
|
$88.32
$118.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$238,760
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
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