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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 24.4% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 68.3% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 28.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 1.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 8.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.3% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.93 SEK160.48	$3.68 BND4.70	-78.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.64 SEK110.33	$6.15 BND7.87	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20 SEK30.30	$0.97 BND1.25	-69.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 SEK24.14	$0.55 BND0.71	-78.2%
Average			-68.3%

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pay 28.7% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.44 SEK32.61	$1.73 BND2.22	-49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.66 SEK63.11	$3.61 BND4.62	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 SEK64.03	$6.83 BND8.74	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 SEK44.57	$2.24 BND2.87	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.13 SEK58.10	$2.02 BND2.58	-67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 SEK15.08	$1.40 BND1.80	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 SEK12.72	$0.98 BND1.26	-26.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.53 SEK14.54	$1.32 BND1.68	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.08 SEK19.68	$1.14 BND1.46	-45.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SEK8.35	$0.76 BND0.98	-13.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK7.98	$0.92 BND1.18	+9.4%
Average			-28.7%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.94 SEK65.77	$1.48 BND1.89	-78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.14 SEK1,063.16	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.39 SEK320K	$38,674.88 BND49,487.13	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.94 SEK179.53	$26.30 BND33.65	+38.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.55 SEK422.39	$68.09 BND87.13	+52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.17 SEK14,886.30	$719.61 BND920.79	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,035.21 SEK9,814.55	$451.29 BND577.45	-56.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.26 SEK1,737.47	$57.89 BND74.08	-68.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 1.1% less for childcare

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$161.61 SEK1,532.15	$156.63 BND200.42	-3.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,445.56 SEK146K	$15,593.11 BND19,952.45	+1.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.36 SEK79.24	$1.93 BND2.47	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SEK48.98	$3.71 BND4.75	-28.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.04 SEK76.23	$15.47 BND19.79	+92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.65 SEK461.23	$31.59 BND40.43	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.04 SEK180.54	$5.41 BND6.93	-71.6%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 8.5% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.97 SEK957.30	$95.43 BND122.11	-5.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.01 SEK445.66	$68.10 BND87.14	+44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.10 SEK1,167.06	$116.07 BND148.52	-5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$197.83 SEK1,875.57	$63.82 BND81.67	-67.7%
Average			-8.5%

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