Cost of living comparison
France is 2.3 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in France instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$15.92
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$10.79
€10.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.77
€2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$1.90
€1.77
|
|
pay 45.9% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.79
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$9.16
€8.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$3.91
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$6.37
€5.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.32
€1.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$7.43
€6.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$51.68
€47.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$31,564.23
€29,283.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$18.46
€17.13
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$30.98
€28.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$779.01
€722.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$611.60
€567.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$139.72
€129.63
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$707.64
€656.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$9,850.44
€9,138.75
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$6.18
€5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$3.05
€2.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$11.75
€10.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$34.96
€32.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$11.84
€10.98
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$92.28
€85.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$37.39
€34.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$93.47
€86.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$126.59
€117.45
|
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