Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 26.6% cheaper than Kinshasa.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Kinshasa, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
CDF41,783.91
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.08
CDF28,066.35
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
CDF7,732.06
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
CDF2,335.36
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
CDF6,292.51
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
CDF13,231.57
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
CDF22,743.16
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.38
CDF12,195.34
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
CDF6,024.72
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.12
CDF11,487.17
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
CDF3,829.06
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
CDF5,762.83
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
CDF7,709.42
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
CDF4,545.53
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
CDF4,360.60
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CDF12,864.44
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
CDF123,517,689.58
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
CDF39,973.33
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
CDF835,678.23
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,920.00
CDF5,348,340.66
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$680.00
CDF1,894,203.98
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
CDF1,180,087.44
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
CDF3,342,712.91
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
CDF24,513,228.04
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
CDF4,846.18
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
CDF12,112.99
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
CDF9,749.58
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$97.50
CDF271,595.42
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
CDF27,855.94
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Kinshasa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
CDF111,423.76
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
CDF97,495.79
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
CDF250,703.47
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.33
CDF259,988.78
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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