Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 9.7% more expensive than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 35.1% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.48
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ47.97
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.58
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.03
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.84
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.43
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.05
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.74
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.08
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.88
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.48
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.45
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.64
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ99.94
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ139,918.60
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.46
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.04
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,243.83
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,935.79
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ470.86
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 30.4% more for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,491.99
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,027.89
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 34.6% more for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ19.99
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.19
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ27.98
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ449.74
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ59.97
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
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pay 40.5% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ433.75
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.63
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.30
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ936.95
|
$86.56
BND117.07
|
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