Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 11.1% more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 51.5% more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 11.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 28.7% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
|
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