Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 84.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$14.37
UYU636.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$9.64
UYU427.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.93
UYU85.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.50
UYU66.54
|
|
pay 36.4% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$2.66
UYU117.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$6.01
UYU266.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$4.25
UYU188.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$4.43
UYU196.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$4.29
UYU190.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.24
UYU55.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.01
UYU44.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.64
UYU28.35
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$1.66
UYU73.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.84
UYU37.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.82
UYU36.36
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$6.92
UYU306.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$47.91
UYU2,122.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$35,934.74
UYU1,591,996.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$30.38
UYU1,345.77
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$43.60
UYU1,931.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$578.38
UYU25,623.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$419.05
UYU18,565.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$99.70
UYU4,416.80
|
|
pay 81.2% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$386.12
UYU17,106.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$8,206.60
UYU363,572.30
|
|
pay 39.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$3.42
UYU151.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$3.79
UYU167.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$5.03
UYU222.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$58.44
UYU2,589.02
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$10.06
UYU445.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Montevideo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$93.83
UYU4,156.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$44.64
UYU1,977.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$109.94
UYU4,870.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$113.02
UYU5,006.84
|
|
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