Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 63.4% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.97
BND3.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$5.19
BND6.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.78
BND1.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.53
BND0.70
|
|
pay 52.6% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$1.79
BND2.37
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.22
BND2.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.00
|
$6.27
BND8.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$2.29
BND3.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.59
BND3.43
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
BND1.95
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
BND1.33
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.68
BND2.22
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
BND2.18
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.76
BND1.00
|
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pay 74.5% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$1.48
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND29.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,214.70
BND33,342.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.22
BND33.35
|
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pay 64.3% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$48.22
BND63.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$593.65
BND785.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$519.45
BND686.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$38.85
BND51.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$126.07
BND166.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,339.96
BND17,639.90
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.85
BND2.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$3.23
BND4.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.98
BND17.16
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$40.80
BND53.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.45
BND5.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$22.28
BND29.46
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$24.75
BND32.73
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$86.58
BND114.48
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$86.56
BND114.46
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