Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 43.2% more expensive than Vientiane.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Vientiane, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
₭63,830
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
₭19,541
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₭9,389
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
₭41,063
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.37
₭220,624
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₭44,162
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
₭50,423
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
₭43,030
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₭11,028
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$1.71
$2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.25
₭47,811
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
₭33,468
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
₭111,525
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 13.6% less for housing
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.61
₭10,630,008
|
$588.78
$802.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.31
₭5,836,468
|
$378.50
$515.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.13
₭24,012
|
$1.88
$2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
₭44,612
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
₭43,373
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$39.10
$53.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Vientiane
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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