Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 61.7% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of George Town, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$3.22
BND4.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 62.9% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
$1.92
BND2.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
$6.51
BND8.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
$2.32
BND3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
$2.63
BND3.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
$1.49
BND2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
$0.71
BND0.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
$0.77
BND1.04
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
$1.51
BND2.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
$25,582.11
BND34,603.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
$25.65
BND34.69
|
|
pay 74.4% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
$51.92
BND70.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
$605.59
BND819.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
$529.98
BND716.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
$42.96
BND58.11
|
|
pay 69.0% less for childcare
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
$13,586.95
BND18,378.54
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
$3.12
BND4.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
$15.05
BND20.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
$41.49
BND56.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
$4.55
BND6.15
|
|
pay 50.4% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
$22.90
BND30.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
$30.54
BND41.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
$88.33
BND119.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
$88.15
BND119.23
|
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