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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 22.5% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 93.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 34.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 12.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.80 RON59.82	$3.68 BND4.74	-73.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.05 RON34.89	$6.15 BND7.94	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.27 RON9.86	$0.97 BND1.26	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.15 RON9.30	$0.55 BND0.72	-74.2%
Average			-57.1%

Bucharest vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 RON6.26	$1.73 BND2.24	+20.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 RON21.61	$3.61 BND4.66	-27.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 RON28.91	$6.83 BND8.82	+2.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.62 RON15.69	$2.24 BND2.89	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 RON14.66	$2.02 BND2.60	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 RON2.79	$1.40 BND1.81	+118.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 RON3.41	$0.98 BND1.27	+24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 RON3.47	$1.32 BND1.70	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 RON5.13	$1.14 BND1.47	-3.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 RON2.01	$0.76 BND0.99	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 RON2.04	$0.92 BND1.19	+95.9%
Average			+25.5%

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pay 93.8% more for transportation

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.36 RON27.56	$1.48 BND1.90	-76.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.00 RON99.70	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,745.54 RON124,623.43	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	+34.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.21 RON26.92	$26.30 BND33.95	+323.6%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 RON49.37	$68.09 BND87.88	+497.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$647.24 RON2,806.06	$719.61 BND928.78	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.85 RON1,876.60	$451.29 BND582.46	+4.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.60 RON605.22	$57.89 BND74.72	-58.5%
Average			+113.7%

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pay 34.8% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$664.86 RON2,882.45	$156.63 BND202.16	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,582.52 RON63,221.05	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	+6.9%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 4.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.45 RON14.95	$1.93 BND2.50	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 RON14.23	$3.71 BND4.79	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.67 RON28.91	$15.47 BND19.97	+132.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.49 RON227.58	$31.59 BND40.78	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 RON39.88	$5.41 BND6.99	-41.1%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.54 RON349.17	$95.43 BND123.17	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.47 RON197.14	$68.10 BND87.90	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.98 RON407.43	$116.07 BND149.81	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.75 RON475.82	$63.82 BND82.38	-41.8%
Average			+12.5%

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