Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 2.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 28.3% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
$5.19
BND7.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
$6.27
BND8.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
$25,214.70
BND34,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
$48.22
BND65.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
$593.65
BND801.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
$519.45
BND701.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
$38.85
BND52.48
|
|
pay 16.0% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
$126.07
BND170.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
$13,339.96
BND18,020.45
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
$12.98
BND17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
$40.80
BND55.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
$22.28
BND30.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
$24.75
BND33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
$86.58
BND116.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
$86.56
BND116.93
|
|
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