Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 58.4% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 1.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 0.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 44.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 38.6% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 11.9% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, restaurants, and groceries in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Manila, you would:

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pay 1.1% more for restaurants

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱285.99	$3.22 BND4.14	-37.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱238.33	$5.27 BND6.77	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱48.81	$0.83 BND1.07	-4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱27.47	$0.60 BND0.78	+22.8%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 0.6% more for groceries

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱75.58	$1.92 BND2.46	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱296.52	$1.50 BND1.94	-71.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱379.80	$6.51 BND8.38	-4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱116.21	$2.32 BND2.99	+11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱135.26	$2.63 BND3.39	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱85.08	$1.49 BND1.92	-1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱44.95	$1.02 BND1.32	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱85.10	$1.71 BND2.19	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱54.61	$1.67 BND2.15	+71.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱67.15	$0.71 BND0.91	-41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱83.02	$0.77 BND0.99	-48.3%
Average			+0.6%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱231.54	$1.51 BND1.95	-63.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱555.11	$22.57 BND29.03	+127.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,429,961.59	$25,582.11 BND32,898.79
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱149.19	$25.65 BND32.98	+861.2%
Average			+308.4%

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pay 44.0% more for housing

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,610.53	$51.92 BND66.77	+80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,215.91	$605.59 BND778.79	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,107.98	$529.98 BND681.56	+126.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱5,945.06	$42.96 BND55.25	-59.6%
Average			+44.0%

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pay 38.6% less for childcare

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱26,978.61	$127.91 BND164.49	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱789,883.55	$13,586.95 BND17,472.92	-3.8%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 81.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱76.26	$1.88 BND2.42	+37.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱150.80	$3.12 BND4.01	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱171.60	$15.05 BND19.35	+390.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,270.61	$41.49 BND53.36	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱428.99	$4.55 BND5.85	-40.7%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 11.9% more for clothing

	Manila	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,862.54	$22.90 BND29.45	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,487.06	$30.54 BND39.27	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,138.86	$88.33 BND113.59	+19.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,404.53	$88.15 BND113.36	+44.8%
Average			+11.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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