Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 78.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 84.7% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.83
|
$8.11
₩10,806
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.70
|
$5.90
₩7,859
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
$1.53
₩2,032
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.68
|
$0.82
₩1,095
|
|
pay 86.2% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.31
|
$3.09
₩4,118
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.87
|
$6.06
₩8,071
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.09
|
$8.19
₩10,918
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.95
|
$3.27
₩4,360
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.34
|
$4.76
₩6,341
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.90
|
$3.12
₩4,157
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.30
|
$1.57
₩2,095
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.17
|
$2.58
₩3,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.13
|
$2.72
₩3,618
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.90
|
$1.91
₩2,542
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$1.42
₩1,886
|
|
pay 67.0% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.91
|
$4.69
₩6,247
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.70
|
$45.15
₩60,167
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,529.93
|
$27,815.53
₩37,063,916
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.54
|
$9.44
₩12,574
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.21
|
$23.52
₩31,341
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND765.88
|
$873.53
₩1,163,967
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND670.16
|
$528.87
₩704,708
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.12
|
$140.47
₩187,174
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND162.65
|
$381.75
₩508,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,210.12
|
$20,838.36
₩27,766,912
|
|
pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.39
|
$3.69
₩4,912
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.16
|
$3.88
₩5,165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.74
|
$3.32
₩4,420
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND52.64
|
$52.67
₩70,176
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.74
|
$11.06
₩14,735
|
|
pay 74.9% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Seoul
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.75
|
$60.77
₩80,979
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND31.93
|
$44.72
₩59,584
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND111.69
|
$85.92
₩114,485
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND111.67
|
$127.28
₩169,595
|
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