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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 40.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 37.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 53.4% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.3% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 23.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.96	$3.68 BND4.74	-90.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.99	$6.15 BND7.93	-42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$0.97 BND1.26	-69.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$0.55 BND0.71	-78.1%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 37.7% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.74	$1.73 BND2.23	-25.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.22	$3.61 BND4.66	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.14	$6.83 BND8.81	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.28	$2.24 BND2.89	-60.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.94	$2.02 BND2.60	-61.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.40 BND1.81	-28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.98 BND1.27	-31.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$1.32 BND1.70	-31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$1.14 BND1.47	-39.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$0.76 BND0.98	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.29	$0.92 BND1.19	-46.4%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.05	$1.48 BND1.90	-81.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.93	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,478.19	$38,674.88 BND49,868.54	+75.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.84	$26.30 BND33.91	+4.4%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 53.4% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.76	$68.09 BND87.80	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,506.34	$719.61 BND927.89	-64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,218.39	$451.29 BND581.90	-72.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.47	$57.89 BND74.65	-68.5%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,597.88	$156.63 BND201.97	-92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,649.92	$15,593.11 BND20,106.22	-7.8%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.99	$1.93 BND2.49	-75.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.66	$3.71 BND4.79	-24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.43	$15.47 BND19.95	+1.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.18	$31.59 BND40.74	-53.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.48	$5.41 BND6.98	-73.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 23.1% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.89	$95.43 BND123.05	-10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.60	$68.10 BND87.81	-5.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.63	$116.07 BND149.66	-7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.46	$63.82 BND82.30	-69.5%
Average			-23.1%

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