Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 64.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
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pay 63.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Groceries
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pay 61.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Transportation
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pay 73.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Housing
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pay 62.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$3.22
BND4.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.27
BND7.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 61.2% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.92
BND2.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.50
BND2.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$6.51
BND8.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.32
BND3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.63
BND3.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
BND1.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
BND2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.67
BND2.22
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
BND0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
BND1.02
|
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pay 73.9% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$1.51
BND2.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,582.11
BND34,035.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.65
BND34.12
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$51.92
BND69.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$605.59
BND805.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$529.98
BND705.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$42.96
BND57.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.91
BND170.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,586.95
BND18,076.79
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.88
BND2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.12
BND4.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.05
BND20.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$41.49
BND55.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.55
BND6.05
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.90
BND30.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$30.54
BND40.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$88.33
BND117.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.15
BND117.28
|
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