Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
?? |
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