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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 6.3% more expensive than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 31.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 43.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Taipei. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.55 NT$205.38	$3.68 BND4.74	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.55 NT$174.06	$6.15 BND7.93	+10.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 NT$35.87	$0.97 BND1.26	-14.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 NT$23.07	$0.55 BND0.71	-24.7%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 31.7% less for groceries

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.87 NT$58.75	$1.73 BND2.23	-7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.47 NT$296.66	$3.61 BND4.66	-61.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.91 NT$373.18	$6.83 BND8.81	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 NT$82.86	$2.24 BND2.89	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.42 NT$138.38	$2.02 BND2.60	-54.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.29 NT$71.87	$1.40 BND1.81	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$43.06	$0.98 BND1.27	-28.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NT$42.93	$1.32 BND1.70	-3.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NT$60.31	$1.14 BND1.47	-40.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 NT$40.33	$0.76 BND0.98	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 NT$33.56	$0.92 BND1.19	-14.0%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.83 NT$120.02	$1.48 BND1.90	-61.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 NT$1,232.25	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,375.55 NT$1,139,831.52	$38,674.88 BND49,868.54	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 NT$292.66	$26.30 BND33.91	+181.6%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.93 NT$812.39	$68.09 BND87.80	+162.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$792.21 NT$24,823.96	$719.61 BND927.89	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$568.06 NT$17,800.33	$451.29 BND581.90	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.05 NT$1,944.23	$57.89 BND74.65	-6.7%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 43.9% less for childcare

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$628.11 NT$19,681.78	$156.63 BND201.97	-75.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,860.07 NT$559,647.01	$15,593.11 BND20,106.22	-12.7%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 35.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.24 NT$101.66	$1.93 BND2.49	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NT$118.96	$3.71 BND4.79	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.93 NT$123.23	$15.47 BND19.95	+293.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.01 NT$1,316.24	$31.59 BND40.74	-24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.98 NT$344.00	$5.41 BND6.98	-50.7%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Taipei	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.48 NT$2,083.13	$95.43 BND123.05	+43.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.29 NT$1,137.15	$68.10 BND87.81	+87.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.45 NT$2,771.63	$116.07 BND149.66	+31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.72 NT$3,626.10	$63.82 BND82.30	-44.8%
Average			+29.4%

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