Cost of living comparison

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

compared to

Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost of Living Summary

Yerevan is 58.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.

Restaurants: pay 87.2% more in Yerevan
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Yerevan
Transportation: pay 36.0% more in Yerevan
Housing: pay 36.0% more in Yerevan
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Yerevan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% more in Yerevan
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Yerevan

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Yerevan are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Yerevan.

Yerevan vs. Bandar Seri Begawan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Yerevan instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:

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pay 87.2% more for restaurants

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 BND4.14	$11.57 AMD4,438.30	+259.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND6.77	$9.00 AMD3,452.01	+70.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.07	$0.99 AMD380.81	+19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.78	$0.60 AMD228.95	-1.1%
Average			+87.2%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.92 BND2.46	$0.86 AMD331.11	-54.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.50 BND1.94	$4.04 AMD1,547.32	+168.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.51 BND8.38	$6.24 AMD2,392.78	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 BND2.99	$2.46 AMD944.26	+6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 BND3.39	$3.37 AMD1,294.03	+28.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 BND1.92	$0.56 AMD214.09	-62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.32	$0.83 AMD316.39	-19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.19	$0.79 AMD303.08	-53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.67 BND2.15	$1.01 AMD386.75	-39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 BND0.91	$0.34 AMD128.70	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.32 AMD123.17	-58.2%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 36.0% more for transportation

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.51 BND1.95	$5.29 AMD2,029.02	+249.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND29.03	$12.86 AMD4,931.45	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,582.11 BND32,898.79	$30,864.95 AMD11,835,473.80	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.65 BND32.98	$4.27 AMD1,637.24	-83.4%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 36.0% more for housing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.92 BND66.77	$22.21 AMD8,518.19	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.59 BND778.79	$931.30 AMD357,115.77	+53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$529.98 BND681.56	$625.77 AMD239,956.75	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.96 BND55.25	$98.60 AMD37,809.91	+129.5%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND164.49	$374.24 AMD143,505.12	+192.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,586.95 BND17,472.92	$9,037.50 AMD3,465,521.08	-33.5%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 34.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.88 BND2.42	$2.06 AMD789.03	+9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 BND4.01	$3.76 AMD1,442.67	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.05 BND19.35	$2.57 AMD986.29	-82.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.49 BND53.36	$106.02 AMD40,652.69	+155.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.55 BND5.85	$7.72 AMD2,958.87	+69.7%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Bandar Seri Begawan	Yerevan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.90 BND29.45	$111.12 AMD42,609.13	+385.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.54 BND39.27	$63.96 AMD24,524.44	+109.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.33 BND113.59	$139.93 AMD53,656.01	+58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.15 BND113.36	$119.43 AMD45,798.14	+35.5%
Average			+147.1%

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