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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 4.4 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 36.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 17.7 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 LKR1,269.15	$3.68 BND4.76	-11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.26 LKR2,538.29	$6.15 BND7.98	-25.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LKR233.26	$0.97 BND1.26	+28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 LKR111.43	$0.55 BND0.72	+52.9%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 36.9% more for groceries

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 LKR160.10	$1.73 BND2.25	+232.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.78 LKR2,083.94	$3.61 BND4.68	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 LKR2,060.40	$6.83 BND8.86	+1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 LKR600.76	$2.24 BND2.90	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.02 BND2.62	-1.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.42 LKR1,051.88	$1.40 BND1.82	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LKR152.38	$0.98 BND1.27	+98.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.69 LKR826.88	$1.32 BND1.71	-51.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$1.14 BND1.48	+108.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR157.17	$0.76 BND0.99	+49.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 LKR177.69	$0.92 BND1.19	+59.3%
Average			+36.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$1.48 BND1.91	-64.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.61 LKR2,030.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,432.11 LKR8,122,543.83	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	+46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.04 LKR934.09	$26.30 BND34.10	+765.3%
Average			+249.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.01 LKR4,306.40	$68.09 BND88.28	+385.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.90 LKR110,903.96	$719.61 BND933.01	+99.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$177.21 LKR54,457.87	$451.29 BND585.11	+154.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.78 LKR11,916.86	$57.89 BND75.06	+49.3%
Average			+172.3%

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pay 17.7 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$156.63 BND203.08	+362.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$505.51 LKR155,343.65	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	+2984.6%
Average			+1673.5%

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pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 LKR710.72	$1.93 BND2.51	-16.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.67 LKR820.10	$3.71 BND4.81	+39.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.24 LKR3,147.49	$15.47 BND20.06	+51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 LKR4,097.53	$31.59 BND40.96	+136.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.30 LKR1,015.32	$5.41 BND7.02	+63.9%
Average			+54.9%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.56 LKR8,162.73	$95.43 BND123.73	+259.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.76 LKR5,457.33	$68.10 BND88.30	+283.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.21 LKR20,653.71	$116.07 BND150.49	+72.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.07 LKR11,700.33	$63.82 BND82.75	+67.6%
Average			+170.8%

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