Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 45.2% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$40.84
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.32
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.14
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.26
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 22.3% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.51
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$9.83
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$9.92
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.28
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.55
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.25
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.73
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.44
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.78
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.79
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.47
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.35
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$153.16
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$30,632.59
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.38
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$105.04
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,792.53
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,287.62
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$280.50
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 51.2% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,580.80
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$21,756.43
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.25
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.73
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$35.74
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$99.02
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.42
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$143.13
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$111.30
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$206.02
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$280.35
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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