Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 28.8% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR152.12
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR83.62
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.00
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.50
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 49.3% more for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.18
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR66.00
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR87.72
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR41.91
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR37.07
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.33
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.23
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR12.95
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.45
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.42
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.41
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR90.25
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,166.27
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR340,754.40
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR156.69
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR698.69
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,433.72
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,771.40
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,536.04
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 71.0% more for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,868.26
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR85,710.16
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 84.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR42.59
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR35.63
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR52.74
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR610.82
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR139.45
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR876.43
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR618.63
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,647.99
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,755.26
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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