Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 12.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.38
FCFA8,982
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.87
FCFA4,917
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
FCFA1,437
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
FCFA932
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.62
FCFA2,885
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
FCFA2,111
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.12
FCFA5,071
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
FCFA1,836
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,349
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA694
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
FCFA467
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
FCFA1,034
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA725
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
FCFA524
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FCFA354
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 6.2% more for transportation
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
FCFA2,682
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.44
FCFA14,641
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,343.54
FCFA18,328,033
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
FCFA7,776
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 4.3% less for housing
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.25
FCFA25,762
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.16
FCFA367,988
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$360.53
FCFA225,187
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$621.28
FCFA388,054
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$49.10
FCFA30,668
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,496,497
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.85
FCFA3,031
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
FCFA2,584
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
FCFA2,030
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.25
FCFA25,762
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.34
FCFA3,960
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Brazzaville
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
FCFA35,915
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
FCFA37,476
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.00
FCFA62,460
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
FCFA34,353
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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