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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 27.1% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 4.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 46.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 34.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. United States Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% less for restaurants

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$3.68 BND4.74	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$6.15 BND7.94	-44.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.97 BND1.26	-61.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.55 BND0.72	-72.3%
Average			-65.0%

United States vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.73 BND2.24	-51.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$3.61 BND4.66	-44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$6.83 BND8.82	+72.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$2.24 BND2.89	-47.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$2.02 BND2.60	-62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.40 BND1.81	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.98 BND1.27	+25.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.32 BND1.70	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$1.14 BND1.47	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.76 BND0.99	-43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.92 BND1.19	-33.4%
Average			-28.1%

United States vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$1.48 BND1.90	-56.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$38,674.88 BND49,916.58	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$26.30 BND33.95	+49.3%
Average			+4.0%

United States vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of transportation

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pay 46.9% less for housing

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$68.09 BND87.88	-1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$719.61 BND928.78	-56.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$451.29 BND582.46	-68.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$57.89 BND74.72	-61.5%
Average			-46.9%

United States vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of housing

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$156.63 BND202.16	-88.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$15,593.11 BND20,125.59	-32.8%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$1.93 BND2.50	-66.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$3.71 BND4.79	-27.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$15.47 BND19.97	+56.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$31.59 BND40.78	-38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$5.41 BND6.99	-60.3%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 34.8% more for clothing

	United States	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$95.43 BND123.17	+86.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$68.10 BND87.90	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$116.07 BND149.81	+32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$63.82 BND82.38	-43.0%
Average			+34.8%

United States vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing

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