Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 72.6% more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
UGX4,667
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
UGX6,647
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.85
UGX22,081
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.28
UGX1,062,183
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.13
UGX676,443
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 76.8% more for childcare
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.86
UGX22,138
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
Kampala
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.45
UGX65,911
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
$86.56
BND117.07
|
|
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