Cost of living comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan is 18.5% cheaper than Montevideo.

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

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pay 59.9% less for restaurants

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.37
UYU616.46
$3.22
BND4.33
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.64
UYU413.54
$5.27
BND7.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.93
UYU82.76
$0.83
BND1.12

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pay 2.9% more for groceries

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread
1 loaf
$2.66
UYU114.14
$1.92
BND2.58
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.01
UYU257.77
$1.50
BND2.02
Milk (1 gallon) $4.25
UYU182.08
$6.51
BND8.76

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pay 43.9% less for transportation

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.92
UYU296.70
$1.51
BND2.03
Monthly public transit pass $47.91
UYU2,054.86
$22.57
BND30.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,934.74
UYU1,541,147.21
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95

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pay 1.6% less for housing

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.60
UYU1,869.73
$51.92
BND69.81
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $578.38
UYU24,805.13
$605.59
BND814.31
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $419.05
UYU17,972.13
$529.98
BND712.64

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pay 0.7% less for childcare

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $386.12
UYU16,559.82
$127.91
BND171.99
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,206.60
UYU351,959.60
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67

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pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.42
UYU146.53
$1.88
BND2.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.79
UYU162.37
$3.12
BND4.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.03
UYU215.76
$15.05
BND20.23

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pay 37.2% less for clothing

 
Montevideo
Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$93.83
UYU4,023.92
$22.90
BND30.79
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.64
UYU1,914.31
$30.54
BND41.06
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.94
UYU4,714.93
$88.33
BND118.77

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