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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 16.0% cheaper than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 23.5% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 22.8% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 15.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.6% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Bandar Seri Begawan

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.5% less for restaurants

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥964	$3.22 BND4.29	-50.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥771	$5.27 BND7.02	+1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥165	$0.83 BND1.11	-25.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥110	$0.60 BND0.80	-19.0%
Average			-23.5%

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pay 22.8% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥242	$1.92 BND2.55	+17.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,038	$1.50 BND2.00	-78.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥872	$6.51 BND8.68	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥309	$2.32 BND3.09	+11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥483	$2.63 BND3.51	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥352	$1.49 BND1.99	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥158	$1.02 BND1.36	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥392	$1.71 BND2.27	-35.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥358	$1.67 BND2.23	-30.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥191	$0.71 BND0.94	-45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥187	$0.77 BND1.02	-39.2%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥655	$1.51 BND2.02	-65.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,678	$22.57 BND30.07	-61.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,222,608	$25,582.11 BND34,084.29	+17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,127	$25.65 BND34.17	-8.0%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 15.0% less for housing

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,717	$51.92 BND69.18	+63.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥165,852	$605.59 BND806.86	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥86,307	$529.98 BND706.12	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥19,843	$42.96 BND57.24	-67.9%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥78,951	$127.91 BND170.42	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,147,682	$13,586.95 BND18,102.55	-6.3%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 26.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥482	$1.88 BND2.51	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥504	$3.12 BND4.16	-8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥579	$15.05 BND20.05	+285.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥9,942	$41.49 BND55.28	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,832	$4.55 BND6.06	-63.3%
Average			+26.6%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Tokyo	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,787	$22.90 BND30.51	-56.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,458	$30.54 BND40.68	-17.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,388	$88.33 BND117.69	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,272	$88.15 BND117.44	+6.3%
Average			-7.0%

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