Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 16.0% more expensive than Podgorica.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
€6.98
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€5.99
|
$5.19
BND7.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.86
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.78
€3.48
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$6.27
BND8.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.75
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.43
€3.16
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.40
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.50
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.62
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.93
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,074.68
€24,938.68
|
$25,214.70
BND34,061.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.85
€5.39
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 9.4% more for housing
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.35
€26.12
|
$48.22
BND65.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.08
€525.11
|
$593.65
BND801.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$445.50
€410.35
|
$519.45
BND701.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.22
€76.66
|
$38.85
BND52.48
|
|
pay 26.2% more for childcare
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.35
€196.52
|
$126.07
BND170.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,904.04
€6,359.36
|
$13,339.96
BND18,020.45
|
|
pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
€2.19
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
€1.71
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.90
€3.59
|
$12.98
BND17.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.90
€34.91
|
$40.80
BND55.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.41
€4.99
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 31.2% less for clothing
Podgorica
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.42
€66.71
|
$22.28
BND30.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€33.42
|
$24.75
BND33.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.11
€86.69
|
$86.58
BND116.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.88
€94.77
|
$86.56
BND116.93
|
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