Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 12.6 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 64.4% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.90
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.87
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.30
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.78
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.18
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.94
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.39
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.93
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.30
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,927.53
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.63
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.45
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP532.52
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 79.6 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.65
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP198.96
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.96
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.96
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.88
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.95
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.87
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.74
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.64
|
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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