Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 8.1% cheaper than Riga.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Riga, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€10.95
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.47
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 29.6% more for groceries
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.02
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.31
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.90
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.93
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.33
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
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pay 1.5% more for transportation
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.32
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.86
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,636.83
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.45
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.04
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€496.27
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€334.46
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€239.14
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 36.9% less for childcare
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€453.32
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,174.85
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.06
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.90
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.08
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.95
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
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pay 38.6% less for clothing
Riga
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€78.80
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€40.77
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.16
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€113.29
|
$86.56
BND116.64
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