Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 47.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 60.7% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$18,540.00
CLF659.3400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 12.9% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$20.87
CLF0.7400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$513.58
CLF18.2600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$439.93
CLF15.6500
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$104.66
CLF3.7200
|
|
pay 75.2% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$387.71
CLF13.7900
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$6,421.89
CLF228.3800
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$33.85
CLF1.2000
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Santiago
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$52.80
CLF1.8800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$73.37
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$82.04
CLF2.9200
|
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