Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 2.3 times more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR367.30
|
$3.01
BND4.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,020.27
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.64
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.56
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.66
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR522.89
|
$2.76
BND3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR392.94
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.56
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR197.02
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR137.03
|
$1.58
BND2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR62.03
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.99
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.99
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.28
|
$0.75
BND1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.03
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR625.58
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,045.77
|
$22.56
BND30.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,081,064.74
|
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,071.28
|
$20.87
BND28.22
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,597.50
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,530.75
|
$588.78
BND796.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,912.23
|
$378.50
BND511.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,783.81
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,850.53
|
$208.21
BND281.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR394,063.41
|
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
|
pay 84.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR326.49
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR205.44
|
$3.44
BND4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR408.11
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,872.93
|
$39.10
BND52.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR510.13
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 61.2% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,612.67
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,376.40
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,823.03
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,681.03
|
$69.99
BND94.66
|
|
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