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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 3.3% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 32.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 13.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 70.7% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 44.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 88.7% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.2% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$3.91 BND5.00	+46.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$6.17 BND7.91	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$0.92 BND1.18	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.52 BND0.66	+38.1%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 13.2% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.72 BND2.20	+50.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$4.69 BND6.01	-65.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$7.05 BND9.03	-7.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.04 BND2.62	+9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.04 BND2.61	-27.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.42 BND1.82	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.99 BND1.27	+91.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.33 BND1.70	+11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$1.15 BND1.48	+66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.77 BND0.99	+16.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$0.93 BND1.19	+90.6%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 70.7% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$1.55 BND1.99	-72.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$0.78 BND1.00	-98.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	+52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$30.47 BND39.03	+259.8%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$65.10 BND83.40	+428.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$720.60 BND923.19	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$473.37 BND606.46	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$46.90 BND60.08	-32.2%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 44.8% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$216.79 BND277.73	-65.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98	-12.3%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$1.95 BND2.50	+43.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$3.91 BND5.00	+118.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$15.63 BND20.02	+776.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$45.57 BND58.38	-4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$5.47 BND7.00	+29.1%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 88.7% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$76.16 BND97.58	+184.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$93.73 BND120.08	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$102.14 BND130.86	+80.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$72.26 BND92.58	+76.2%
Average			+88.7%

Vientiane vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing

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