Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 64.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$1.61
KMF753
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$7.62
KMF3,570
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.55
KMF725
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.13
KMF527
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$0.61
KMF286
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$5.14
KMF2,406
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$15.61
KMF7,310
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$4.80
KMF2,249
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$2.65
KMF1,241
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$2.43
KMF1,139
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.21
KMF100
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.24
KMF114
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$1.79
KMF838
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$1.46
KMF686
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$1.22
KMF571
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$10.91
KMF5,112
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$30.95
KMF14,497
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,544,805
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$8.20
KMF3,840
|
|
pay 78.8% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$155.86
KMF73,011
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$696.65
KMF326,329
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$578.75
KMF271,104
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$81.96
KMF38,392
|
|
pay 98.7% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$381.55
KMF178,728
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,307,190
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$1.57
KMF736
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$2.98
KMF1,398
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$1.88
KMF879
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$32.92
KMF15,422
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$6.23
KMF2,917
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$57.88
KMF27,110
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$105.03
KMF49,200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$81.45
KMF38,155
|
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