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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 20.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 16.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 27.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 25.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 7.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$3.68 BND4.76	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.10	$6.15 BND7.98	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.29	$0.97 BND1.26	-60.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.55 BND0.72	-72.0%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 16.1% less for groceries

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$1.73 BND2.25	-12.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$3.61 BND4.68	-10.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$6.83 BND8.86	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$2.24 BND2.90	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.32	$2.02 BND2.62	-57.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$1.40 BND1.82	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.77	$0.98 BND1.27	-3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$1.32 BND1.71	-1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.14 BND1.48	-50.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.76 BND0.99	-14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.92 BND1.19	+35.9%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$1.48 BND1.91	-76.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$191.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$26.30 BND34.10	+80.7%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 27.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$68.09 BND88.28	+39.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,163.54	$719.61 BND933.01	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,917.29	$451.29 BND585.11	-59.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$57.89 BND75.06	-47.1%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 25.9% less for childcare

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,340.20	$156.63 BND203.08	-79.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,296.98	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	+27.7%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$1.93 BND2.51	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.17	$3.71 BND4.81	+4.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.77	$15.47 BND20.06	-39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.51	$31.59 BND40.96	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.12	$5.41 BND7.02	-53.1%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 7.4% more for clothing

	Wellington	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$95.43 BND123.73	+37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.33	$68.10 BND88.30	+46.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$116.07 BND150.49	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$63.82 BND82.75	-56.4%
Average			+7.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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