Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 27.5% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 48.3% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 84.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 10.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 87.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and housing in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, entertainment and sports, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.3% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,480	$3.22 BND4.14	-67.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,821	$5.27 BND6.77	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,476	$0.83 BND1.07	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,302	$0.60 BND0.78	-46.6%
Average			-48.3%

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pay 84.2% more for groceries

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,984	$1.92 BND2.46	+109.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,823	$1.50 BND1.93	-72.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,714	$6.51 BND8.37	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,547	$2.32 BND2.98	-14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,879	$2.63 BND3.39	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,011	$1.49 BND1.92	+115.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,803	$1.02 BND1.32	+84.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,810	$1.71 BND2.19	+315.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,816	$1.67 BND2.15	+258.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,106	$0.71 BND0.91	+80.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,319	$0.77 BND0.99	+75.1%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 10.0% less for transportation

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,933	$1.51 BND1.95	-56.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,723,598	$22.57 BND29.02	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,439,006	$25,582.11 BND32,884.29	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,143,012	$25.65 BND32.97	+101.2%
Average			-10.0%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,529	$51.92 BND66.74	+62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,181,293	$605.59 BND778.45	-18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,217,238	$529.98 BND681.26	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,449,729	$42.96 BND55.22	-73.3%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 87.8% more for childcare

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,400,257	$127.91 BND164.42	-54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,552,753	$13,586.95 BND17,465.22	+230.5%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,944	$1.88 BND2.42	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP251,014	$3.12 BND4.01	+11.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,296	$15.05 BND19.34	+652.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,319,113	$41.49 BND53.34	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,536	$4.55 BND5.85	-35.0%
Average			+112.3%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Beirut	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,003,747	$22.90 BND29.44	-70.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,775	$30.54 BND39.25	-47.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,244,947	$88.33 BND113.54	-14.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,925,311	$88.15 BND113.31	-20.4%
Average			-38.1%

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