Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 3.6% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.42
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
SVC65.56
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
SVC9.21
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.96
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.19
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.00
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
SVC64.86
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.62
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC22.99
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.24
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.29
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.44
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.54
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,463.46
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.51
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 21.0% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.40
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$842.86
SVC7,368.02
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$635.71
SVC5,557.23
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.66
SVC687.58
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,447.85
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,087.01
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.48
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
SVC26.54
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.97
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.88
SVC261.16
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.71
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.68
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.55
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC867.93
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC912.88
|
$86.56
BND117.07
|
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