Cost of living comparison
Athens is 94.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.00
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.00
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.45
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.49
|
$5.03
€4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.98
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.22
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.99
|
$7.66
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$32.49
€29.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
$27,399.57
€25,184.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
$32.57
€29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND800.00
|
$630.26
€579.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND700.01
|
$532.87
€489.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
$165.03
€151.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND169.89
|
$482.99
€443.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
$10,389.46
€9,549.47
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.50
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.35
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND54.98
|
$46.52
€42.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.00
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 97.4% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
$89.99
€82.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
$34.83
€32.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
$95.37
€87.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND116.64
|
$116.71
€107.27
|
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