Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 57.1% more expensive than Ankara.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Ankara, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
$2.97
BND3.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.22
TRY213.12
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TRY35.86
|
$0.78
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY14.24
|
$0.53
BND0.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
TRY21.45
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
TRY126.76
|
$2.22
BND2.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
TRY128.91
|
$6.27
BND8.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
TRY59.13
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
TRY88.52
|
$2.59
BND3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY16.21
|
$1.47
BND1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
TRY22.60
|
$1.01
BND1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY15.72
|
$1.68
BND2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
$1.65
BND2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
$0.70
BND0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
$0.76
BND0.99
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
TRY162.59
|
$1.48
BND1.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.55
TRY293.04
|
$22.25
BND29.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,409.31
|
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
TRY197.14
|
$25.22
BND33.10
|
|
pay 91.6% more for housing
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.93
TRY374.49
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$534.79
TRY18,325.62
|
$593.65
BND779.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.77
TRY12,567.88
|
$519.45
BND681.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.50
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.32
TRY15,293.87
|
$126.07
BND165.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,966.43
TRY272,983.24
|
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
TRY103.90
|
$1.85
BND2.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
TRY80.24
|
$3.23
BND4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY61.81
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.76
TRY1,259.81
|
$40.80
BND53.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.66
TRY159.84
|
$4.45
BND5.84
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Ankara
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.03
TRY1,645.79
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.49
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.67
TRY3,175.51
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
TRY2,840.25
|
$86.56
BND113.61
|
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