Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 37.6% more expensive than Managua.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Managua, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
NIO180.40
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
NIO220.50
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
NIO27.61
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
NIO32.16
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
NIO61.31
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.52
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
NIO148.96
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
NIO73.09
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.29
NIO84.29
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
NIO80.64
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
NIO26.64
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
NIO49.15
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
NIO25.51
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
NIO50.65
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NIO26.13
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
NIO186.25
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
NIO367.50
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.33
NIO232.51
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 35.1% more for housing
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.80
NIO1,793.48
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.00
NIO11,943.75
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
NIO9,187.50
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.78
NIO2,784.79
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 86.3% more for childcare
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,614.17
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,900.00
NIO180,075.00
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 76.9% more for entertainment and sports
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
NIO57.53
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
NIO79.81
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
NIO100.22
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.52
NIO1,966.85
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.80
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Managua
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
NIO2,388.75
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.67
NIO2,082.50
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.67
NIO5,390.00
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
NIO4,593.75
|
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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