Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 56.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.27
BND7.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$6.51
BND8.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,582.11
BND34,471.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$25.65
BND34.56
|
|
pay 52.6% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.92
BND69.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$605.59
BND816.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$529.98
BND714.14
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$42.96
BND57.89
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.91
BND172.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$13,586.95
BND18,308.04
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$15.05
BND20.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$41.49
BND55.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.55
BND6.13
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$22.90
BND30.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.54
BND41.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$88.33
BND119.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$88.15
BND118.78
|
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