Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Kenya
  3. Nairobi
  4. Brunei
  5. Bandar Seri Begawan
  6. Comparison
KES
COMPARED TO
BND

Bandar Seri Begawan is 45.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

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

pay 11.1% more for restaurants

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
KES477.85
$3.68
$5.05
-20.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.45
KES668.98
$5.33
$7.33
-17.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
KES52.73
$0.83
$1.14
+63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.52
KES53.72
$0.61
$0.84
+18.4%
Average +11.1%
Nairobi vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 45.0% more for groceries

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.49
KES50.34
$1.40
$1.92
+187.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.16
KES535.48
$3.07
$4.21
-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.54
KES366.94
$6.53
$8.96
+84.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.44
KES149.90
$2.57
$3.54
+78.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.81
KES291.71
$1.55
$2.13
-44.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.09
KES112.68
$1.13
$1.56
+4.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46
KES47.83
$0.64
$0.88
+38.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.73
KES75.86
$0.81
$1.11
+10.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.50
KES52.33
$0.65
$0.89
+28.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.49
KES51.25
$0.86
$1.18
+73.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.47
KES48.41
$0.81
$1.11
+73.5%
Average +45.0%
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drive_eta

pay 1.1% more for transportation

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.84
KES398.39
$1.48
$2.03
-61.6%
Monthly public transit pass $29.84
KES3,095.61
$20.24
$27.80
-32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $15,659.54
KES1,624,676.52
$21,342.19
$29,315.61
+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.58
KES1,720.25
$26.86
$36.90
+62.0%
Average +1.1%
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home

pay 2.1 times more for housing

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $56.86
KES5,899.56
$106.40
$146.15
+87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $404.81
KES41,998.77
$725.39
$996.40
+79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.48
KES17,790.58
$588.75
$808.71
+243.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $32.85
KES3,407.67
$43.55
$59.83
+32.6%
Average +110.6%
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child_care

pay 9.6% more for childcare

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $196.74
KES20,411.33
$189.96
$260.93
-3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,424.47
KES977,787.67
$11,553.94
$15,870.47
+22.6%
Average +9.6%
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gamepad

pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.30
KES238.92
$8.09
$11.11
+251.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.59
KES268.69
$3.47
$4.77
+34.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
KES286.71
$5.15
$7.08
+86.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $47.47
KES4,925.49
$49.41
$67.87
+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.37
KES764.55
$5.15
$7.08
-30.1%
Average +69.1%
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store

pay 71.9% more for clothing

  Nairobi help_outline Bandar Seri Begawan help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $25.51
KES2,646.53
$75.38
$103.54
+195.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.40
KES2,427.46
$29.44
$40.43
+25.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $54.32
KES5,635.55
$79.30
$108.92
+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $48.82
KES5,065.17
$58.69
$80.62
+20.2%
Average +71.9%
Nairobi vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing
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