Cost of living comparison
Greece is 54.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.07
|
$12.71
€11.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
$8.10
€7.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.63
€5.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$3.81
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
$40.24
€37.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
$22,158.38
€20,557.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
$13.03
€12.09
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
$34.83
€32.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND796.31
|
$429.23
€398.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.91
|
$358.56
€332.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
$172.07
€159.63
|
|
pay 9.6% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
$341.10
€316.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
$6,725.16
€6,239.26
|
|
pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.66
|
$3.33
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
$5.12
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.89
|
$45.22
€41.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$8.85
€8.21
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
$76.36
€70.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
$36.41
€33.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
$77.82
€72.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.66
|
$99.20
€92.03
|
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