Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 4.0% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.36
|
$3.85
KES498.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.66
KES85.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.53
KES68.82
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.59
|
$0.56
KES72.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$5.59
KES722.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.81
|
$3.35
KES433.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.14
|
$1.70
KES220.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.56
|
$2.71
KES350.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.02
|
$1.26
KES163.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.50
KES64.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.87
KES112.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.46
KES59.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.96
|
$0.48
KES62.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.04
|
$0.56
KES71.90
|
|
pay 68.5% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.05
|
$6.17
KES798.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$30.83
KES3,984.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,603.94
|
$19,266.80
KES2,490,233.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.69
|
$13.87
KES1,792.97
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND70.23
|
$39.39
KES5,091.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND819.16
|
$428.53
KES55,387.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND716.89
|
$166.44
KES21,511.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND58.11
|
$22.39
KES2,894.23
|
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$166.67
KES21,542.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,378.54
|
$8,008.06
KES1,035,041.33
|
|
pay 8.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$2.31
KES298.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.22
|
$2.24
KES289.63
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.36
|
$3.08
KES398.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND56.13
|
$44.12
KES5,702.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.15
|
$6.17
KES796.87
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.98
|
$16.84
KES2,176.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.30
|
$22.95
KES2,966.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND119.48
|
$61.84
KES7,992.47
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND119.23
|
$52.50
KES6,785.85
|
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