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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 25.8% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 49.4% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 5.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 16.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, and groceries are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$195.79	$3.68 BND4.74	-66.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$159.08	$6.15 BND7.94	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.23	$0.97 BND1.26	-43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.52	$0.55 BND0.72	-57.5%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 5.5% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.34	$1.73 BND2.24	-34.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$90.89	$3.61 BND4.66	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$117.92	$6.83 BND8.82	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.01	$2.24 BND2.89	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$68.61	$2.02 BND2.60	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.69	$1.40 BND1.81	+2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.43	$0.98 BND1.27	+22.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.55	$1.32 BND1.70	+35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.34	$1.14 BND1.47	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.29	$0.76 BND0.99	-20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$17.93	$0.92 BND1.19	-7.3%
Average			-5.5%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$92.65	$1.48 BND1.90	-71.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$352.42	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$361,229.19	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	+93.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$79.79	$26.30 BND33.95	+494.4%
Average			+172.1%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$557.85	$68.09 BND87.88	+120.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,461.34	$719.61 BND928.78	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,213.45	$451.29 BND582.46	-33.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$673.78	$57.89 BND74.72	+55.0%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,761.60	$156.63 BND202.16	-63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$196,526.06	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	+43.1%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$58.74	$1.93 BND2.50	-40.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$68.78	$3.71 BND4.79	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.32	$15.47 BND19.97	+256.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,053.99	$31.59 BND40.78	-45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$117.47	$5.41 BND6.99	-16.9%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 16.4% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,099.08	$95.43 BND123.17	+56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$867.02	$68.10 BND87.90	+41.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,906.56	$116.07 BND149.81	+9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,000.15	$63.82 BND82.38	-42.5%
Average			+16.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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