Cost of living comparison

Brasilia, Brazil

compared to

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 41.8% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 28.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 68.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 38.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 89.2% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 3.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

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

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.9% less for restaurants

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.97 R$38.41	$3.22 BND4.14	-53.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$33.61	$5.27 BND6.77	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 R$6.28	$0.83 BND1.07	-27.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 R$4.21	$0.60 BND0.78	-21.0%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 68.4% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.65	$1.92 BND2.46	+22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 R$24.44	$1.50 BND1.93	-66.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 R$19.68	$6.51 BND8.37	+82.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.60	$2.32 BND2.98	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.42 R$7.84	$2.63 BND3.39	+85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 R$4.77	$1.49 BND1.92	+72.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 R$3.13	$1.02 BND1.32	+80.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 R$2.75	$1.71 BND2.19	+242.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 R$3.84	$1.67 BND2.15	+140.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 R$2.80	$0.71 BND0.91	+39.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.95	$0.77 BND0.99	+43.5%
Average			+68.4%

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pay 38.1% more for transportation

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.79 R$20.87	$1.51 BND1.95	-60.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.46 R$239.58	$22.57 BND29.02	-48.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,385.57 R$134,433.31	$25,582.11 BND32,884.29	+4.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.21 R$39.75	$25.65 BND32.97	+255.7%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 89.2% more for housing

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.32 R$106.48	$51.92 BND66.74	+168.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$360.74 R$1,988.70	$605.59 BND778.45	+67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$223.88 R$1,234.19	$529.98 BND681.26	+136.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 R$283.75	$42.96 BND55.22	-16.5%
Average			+89.2%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$461.58 R$2,544.63	$127.91 BND164.42	-72.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,525.09 R$63,535.74	$13,586.95 BND17,465.22	+17.9%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$9.60	$1.88 BND2.42	+8.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 R$9.64	$3.12 BND4.01	+78.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$11.52	$15.05 BND19.34	+619.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.80 R$131.20	$41.49 BND53.34	+74.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.97 R$38.41	$4.55 BND5.85	-34.7%
Average			+149.2%

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pay 3.6% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.89 R$280.56	$22.90 BND29.44	-55.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.19 R$227.06	$30.54 BND39.25	-25.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.43 R$355.17	$88.33 BND113.54	+37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.71 R$307.10	$88.15 BND113.31	+58.2%
Average			+3.6%

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