Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 44.6% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 15.6% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
ZAR124.31
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
ZAR81.18
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZAR16.33
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ZAR12.21
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 86.3% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
ZAR15.40
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
ZAR58.74
|
$2.76
BND3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
ZAR71.70
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
ZAR31.02
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
ZAR35.56
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.35
|
$1.58
BND2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.36
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZAR9.82
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZAR11.60
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ZAR9.23
|
$0.75
BND1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZAR9.42
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
ZAR86.65
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
ZAR837.20
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
ZAR315,040.55
|
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
ZAR202.96
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
ZAR869.53
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
ZAR5,835.02
|
$588.78
BND795.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
ZAR6,095.06
|
$378.50
BND511.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
ZAR1,355.76
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
ZAR3,894.44
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
ZAR66,251.08
|
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
|
pay 83.0% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
ZAR35.52
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
ZAR30.40
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
ZAR50.74
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
ZAR638.59
|
$39.10
BND52.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
ZAR101.48
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 4.3% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
ZAR784.96
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
ZAR648.34
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
ZAR1,420.64
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
ZAR1,610.91
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
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