Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 45.0% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Paris, you would:
pay 76.6% less for restaurants
Paris
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
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pay 43.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Paris
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 34.7% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
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pay 47.1% less for clothing
Paris
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$86.56
BND117.07
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