Cost of living comparison
Managua is 23.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Managua instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.33
|
$4.08
NIO150.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$7.00
NIO258.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.65
NIO24.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.67
NIO24.77
|
|
pay 2.3% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.67
NIO61.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$2.35
NIO86.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.76
|
$4.20
NIO154.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
$1.94
NIO71.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.54
|
$2.29
NIO84.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$2.50
NIO92.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.64
NIO23.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$1.44
NIO53.11
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.59
NIO21.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$1.38
NIO50.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.79
NIO29.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$5.07
NIO187.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
$22,000.00
NIO811,948.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.49
|
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pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
$44.10
NIO1,627.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND814.31
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND712.64
|
$250.00
NIO9,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
$75.78
NIO2,796.67
|
|
pay 33.2% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$125.56
NIO4,633.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
$4,800.00
NIO177,152.34
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.36
NIO50.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.19
|
$2.21
NIO81.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
$2.66
NIO98.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.79
|
$37.27
NIO1,375.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.11
|
$7.30
NIO269.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Managua
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
$74.93
NIO2,765.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
$56.67
NIO2,091.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
$109.40
NIO4,037.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.53
|
$150.00
NIO5,536.01
|
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