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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 44.6% more expensive than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 35.7% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 8.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.3% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 77.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Thailand. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 THB84.17	$3.68 BND4.74	+37.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.99 THB220.32	$6.15 BND7.94	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 THB23.14	$0.97 BND1.26	+32.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 THB11.34	$0.55 BND0.72	+54.1%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 THB44.37	$1.73 BND2.24	+23.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.88 THB248.32	$3.61 BND4.66	-54.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 THB225.72	$6.83 BND8.82	-4.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.07 THB65.21	$2.24 BND2.89	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 THB44.48	$2.02 BND2.60	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.33 THB41.84	$1.40 BND1.81	+5.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 THB18.67	$0.98 BND1.27	+65.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 THB28.29	$1.32 BND1.70	+46.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 THB23.73	$1.14 BND1.47	+51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB22.43	$0.76 BND0.99	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB19.43	$0.92 BND1.19	+49.4%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 35.7% more for transportation

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 THB152.21	$1.48 BND1.90	-69.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 THB885.78	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,471.21 THB959,841.01	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.53 THB331.67	$26.30 BND33.95	+149.8%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.52 THB583.44	$68.09 BND87.88	+267.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$414.60 THB13,059.95	$719.61 BND928.78	+73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$266.86 THB8,406.05	$451.29 BND582.46	+69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.46 THB1,904.49	$57.89 BND74.72	-4.2%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 8.0% less for childcare

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$359.13 THB11,312.55	$156.63 BND202.16	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,104.31 THB349,785.03	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	+40.4%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 56.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.15 THB67.86	$1.93 BND2.50	-10.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 THB62.08	$3.71 BND4.79	+88.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.31 THB135.90	$15.47 BND19.97	+258.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.45 THB1,683.79	$31.59 BND40.78	-40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.32 THB198.99	$5.41 BND6.99	-14.3%
Average			+56.3%

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pay 77.0% more for clothing

	Thailand	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.08 THB1,168.03	$95.43 BND123.17	+157.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.48 THB928.61	$68.10 BND87.90	+131.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.15 THB2,871.22	$116.07 BND149.81	+27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.13 THB2,177.45	$63.82 BND82.38	-7.7%
Average			+77.0%

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