Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 22.7% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 0.5% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.22
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.75
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.38
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.21
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.72
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.12
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.49
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.61
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.52
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.08
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.57
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.79
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.89
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.54
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR166,780.24
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.49
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.43
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,386.52
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,654.02
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR222.61
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,116.08
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,696.45
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR12.99
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.19
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR199.13
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.23
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 9.4% less for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR256.93
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR155.75
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR341.55
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR325.98
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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