Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 80.5% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.33
|
$10.83
CRC5,528.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.99
CRC1,017.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.46
CRC745.76
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$2.60
CRC1,325.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$4.26
CRC2,176.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.76
|
$7.23
CRC3,691.92
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
$3.26
CRC1,665.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.54
|
$4.41
CRC2,249.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.95
CRC995.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.63
CRC321.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$1.59
CRC812.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$1.35
CRC688.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$1.30
CRC663.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$1.19
CRC607.94
|
|
pay 84.4% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$5.49
CRC2,801.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$38.02
CRC19,409.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
$36,925.49
CRC18,848,782.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.49
|
$15.94
CRC8,137.22
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
$53.59
CRC27,357.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND814.31
|
$742.08
CRC378,797.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND712.64
|
$463.60
CRC236,647.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
$63.06
CRC32,187.02
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$521.49
CRC266,197.72
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
$12,425.72
CRC6,342,763.39
|
|
pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$2.92
CRC1,488.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.19
|
$3.69
CRC1,884.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
$5.05
CRC2,579.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.79
|
$59.70
CRC30,474.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.11
|
$9.72
CRC4,960.21
|
|
pay 90.9% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
San Jose
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
$73.59
CRC37,562.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
$50.81
CRC25,937.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
$125.98
CRC64,308.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.53
|
$117.31
CRC59,883.32
|
|
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