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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 42.1% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 67.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 69.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.6% less for restaurants

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.04	$3.68 BND4.76	-86.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.26	$6.15 BND7.97	-44.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.34	$0.97 BND1.26	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.44	$0.55 BND0.72	-71.2%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.62	$1.73 BND2.25	-19.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.15	$3.61 BND4.68	-34.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.93	$6.83 BND8.85	+3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.76	$2.24 BND2.90	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.96	$2.02 BND2.61	-48.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.14	$1.40 BND1.82	-8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.98 BND1.27	+17.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$1.32 BND1.70	-8.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.23	$1.14 BND1.48	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.76 BND0.99	+0.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.62	$0.92 BND1.19	+10.7%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.34	$1.48 BND1.91	-79.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £180.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,334.89	$38,674.88 BND50,099.86	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.80	$26.30 BND34.07	-17.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.11	$68.09 BND88.21	+59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,311.16	$719.61 BND932.19	-76.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,754.23	$451.29 BND584.60	-80.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £191.79	$57.89 BND75.00	-77.4%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 69.5% less for childcare

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,859.70	$156.63 BND202.90	-93.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,373.51	$15,593.11 BND20,199.49	-45.3%
Average			-69.5%

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pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.51	$1.93 BND2.50	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.90	$3.71 BND4.81	-28.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.03	$15.47 BND20.04	-31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £48.69	$31.59 BND40.93	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.03	$5.41 BND7.01	-73.0%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	London	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.04	$95.43 BND123.62	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.00	$68.10 BND88.22	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £94.43	$116.07 BND150.36	-7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £120.60	$63.82 BND82.68	-60.3%
Average			-13.8%

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