Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 26.1% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 35.5% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$29.86
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$34.83
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.15
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.06
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 59.0% more for groceries
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.10
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.50
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$20.94
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.19
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.24
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.80
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.41
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.95
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.17
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$242.83
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$129,376.51
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.20
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 67.2% more for housing
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$105.05
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,049.50
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,237.37
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$274.63
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 33.4% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,709.17
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,200.25
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.44
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$133.50
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$39.81
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$292.87
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$230.31
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$335.45
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$318.37
|
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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