Cost of living comparison
Colombo is 18.4% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Colombo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.33
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$7.48
LKR2,190.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.74
LKR216.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.39
LKR114.50
|
|
pay 25.1% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$0.57
LKR166.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$6.94
LKR2,032.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.76
|
$6.54
LKR1,916.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
$2.22
LKR649.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.54
|
$2.38
LKR697.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$3.28
LKR960.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.51
LKR149.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$2.65
LKR775.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.53
LKR155.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.51
LKR148.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.55
LKR159.89
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$4.84
LKR1,416.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$6.80
LKR1,991.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
$35,303.89
LKR10,344,940.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.49
|
$3.13
LKR916.01
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
$16.40
LKR4,805.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND814.31
|
$297.60
LKR87,203.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND712.64
|
$180.09
LKR52,770.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
$43.85
LKR12,848.14
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$28.60
LKR8,380.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
$586.98
LKR172,000.82
|
|
pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$2.04
LKR597.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.19
|
$2.59
LKR759.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
$9.34
LKR2,738.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.79
|
$13.89
LKR4,068.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.11
|
$3.40
LKR995.66
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Colombo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
$29.69
LKR8,700.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
$22.31
LKR6,538.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
$68.77
LKR20,151.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.53
|
$37.51
LKR10,990.59
|
|
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