Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 94.7% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 0.4% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
₺168.89
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
₺31.12
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
₺11.93
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
₺15.56
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
₺118.15
|
$2.76
$3.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
₺144.22
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₺61.09
|
$2.18
$2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
₺66.23
|
$2.44
$3.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.35
|
$1.58
$2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
₺23.09
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
₺13.41
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
₺17.51
|
$1.67
$2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₺8.28
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
₺9.14
|
$0.92
$1.25
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.32
₺140.40
|
$1.50
$2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
₺506.66
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,561.68
₺1,351,087.06
|
$24,063.77
$32,834.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.95
₺128.35
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.64
₺313.38
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$347.65
₺11,301.28
|
$588.78
$803.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$232.27
₺7,550.61
|
$378.50
$516.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.91
₺1,622.61
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 79.8% more for childcare
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₺7,369.45
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,524.41
₺147,079.52
|
$12,117.74
$16,534.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
₺84.44
|
$1.88
$2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
₺70.12
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
₺59.11
|
$11.28
$15.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.38
₺760.05
|
$39.10
$53.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₺108.93
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.25
₺1,438.38
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.47
₺1,087.94
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.89
₺2,499.51
|
$88.32
$120.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.82
₺2,139.65
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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