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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 70.2% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 40.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 35.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 6.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 98.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.2% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,966	$3.68 BND4.76	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$6.15 BND7.98	+11.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,418	$0.97 BND1.26	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,994	$0.55 BND0.72	+33.5%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,265	$1.73 BND2.25	+48.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,727	$3.61 BND4.68	-74.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,421	$6.83 BND8.86	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,212	$2.24 BND2.90	+23.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,765	$2.02 BND2.62	-32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,390	$1.40 BND1.82	+56.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,828	$0.98 BND1.27	+96.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,322	$1.32 BND1.71	+40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,145	$1.14 BND1.48	+87.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,016	$0.76 BND0.99	+3.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,073	$0.92 BND1.19	+98.0%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 35.1% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,104	$1.48 BND1.91	-71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,211	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK622,040,039	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,047	$26.30 BND34.10	+142.2%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,498	$68.09 BND88.28	+498.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,762,772	$719.61 BND933.01	-17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,986,870	$451.29 BND585.11	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,195,061	$57.89 BND75.06	+4.9%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 6.6% more for childcare

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,328,183	$156.63 BND203.08	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,060,626	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	+67.0%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,478	$1.93 BND2.51	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,473	$3.71 BND4.81	+114.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,471	$15.47 BND20.06	+688.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,093,653	$31.59 BND40.96	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,027	$5.41 BND7.02	+52.2%
Average			+169.3%

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pay 98.4% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,589	$95.43 BND123.73	+244.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,498,972	$68.10 BND88.30	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,206	$116.07 BND150.49	+99.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,242	$63.82 BND82.75	+51.3%
Average			+98.4%

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