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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Podgorica Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 20.4% cheaper than Podgorica.

Restaurants: pay 58.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 26.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 70.4% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 4.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 8.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 6.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Podgorica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.0% less for restaurants

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$3.91 BND5.00	-65.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$6.17 BND7.91	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 €2.27	$0.92 BND1.18	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 €1.27	$0.52 BND0.66	-63.9%
Average			-58.0%

Podgorica vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.9% more for groceries

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 €0.87	$1.72 BND2.20	+76.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.33 €3.85	$4.69 BND6.01	+8.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.90 €4.36	$7.05 BND9.03	+43.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 €3.12	$2.04 BND2.62	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.77 €3.35	$2.04 BND2.61	-45.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.42 BND1.82	+95.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.99 BND1.27	+30.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$1.33 BND1.70	+66.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$1.15 BND1.48	+7.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.39	$0.77 BND0.99	+76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.42	$0.93 BND1.19	+96.5%
Average			+26.9%

Podgorica vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.4% less for transportation

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.02 €6.25	$1.55 BND1.99	-77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$0.78 BND1.00	-97.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,517.27 €27,161.47	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.03 €6.25	$30.47 BND39.03	+333.6%
Average			-70.4%

Podgorica vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0% less for housing

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 €28.30	$65.10 BND83.40	+104.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$639.89 €569.53	$720.60 BND923.19	+12.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.46 €435.64	$473.37 BND606.46	-3.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.01 €87.24	$46.90 BND60.08	-52.2%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 8.1% less for childcare

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.96 €303.47	$216.79 BND277.73	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,315.61 €6,511.15	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	+32.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 10.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$1.95 BND2.50	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 €1.94	$3.91 BND5.00	+79.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.37 €3.89	$15.63 BND20.02	+257.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.15 €42.85	$45.57 BND58.38	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 €5.73	$5.47 BND7.00	-15.1%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 6.1% more for clothing

	Podgorica	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$76.16 BND97.58	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.28 €41.19	$93.73 BND120.08	+102.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.42 €86.70	$102.14 BND130.86	+4.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.75 €94.12	$72.26 BND92.58	-31.7%
Average			+6.1%

Podgorica vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing

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