Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 2.6% more expensive than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 39.2% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.78
TTD79.97
|
$3.01
BND4.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
TTD55.48
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
TTD6.44
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
TTD5.37
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
TTD15.13
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
TTD26.84
|
$2.76
BND3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.80
TTD52.96
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
TTD24.14
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
TTD25.96
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
TTD11.52
|
$1.58
BND2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.63
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
TTD7.69
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
TTD14.66
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
TTD3.52
|
$0.75
BND1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
TTD3.81
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 13.5% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.39
TTD22.99
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.91
TTD399.84
|
$22.56
BND30.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,293.81
TTD212,415.60
|
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.19
TTD75.97
|
$20.87
BND28.22
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.98
TTD332.47
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$572.99
TTD3,889.36
|
$588.78
BND796.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$415.74
TTD2,821.96
|
$378.50
BND511.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.25
TTD388.61
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
|
pay 83.9% more for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.42
TTD1,170.37
|
$208.21
BND281.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,908.83
TTD33,320.09
|
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
TTD12.00
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
TTD25.36
|
$3.44
BND4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.04
TTD40.98
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.96
TTD339.15
|
$39.10
BND52.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.36
TTD49.98
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.99
TTD434.37
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.07
TTD387.35
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.63
TTD683.06
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.80
TTD623.09
|
$69.99
BND94.66
|
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