Cost of living comparison
Addis Ababa is 20.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
|
pay 62.7% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Addis Ababa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
|
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