Cost of living comparison
Ankara is 23.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Ankara instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 35.7% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.88
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.78
|
$6.22
TRY213.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$1.05
TRY35.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.42
TRY14.25
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.34
|
$0.63
TRY21.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.91
|
$3.70
TRY126.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.20
|
$3.76
TRY128.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.99
|
$1.73
TRY59.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.39
|
$2.58
TRY88.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.92
|
$0.47
TRY16.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.66
TRY22.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.20
|
$0.46
TRY15.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.15
|
$0.49
TRY16.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.28
TRY9.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.20
TRY6.86
|
|
pay 41.8% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.93
|
$4.74
TRY162.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.08
|
$8.55
TRY293.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,955.28
|
$46,646.14
TRY1,598,796.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.96
|
$5.75
TRY197.18
|
|
pay 19.7% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.03
|
$10.93
TRY374.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND775.89
|
$534.79
TRY18,330.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND678.92
|
$366.77
TRY12,570.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.77
|
$53.48
TRY1,832.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND164.78
|
$446.32
TRY15,297.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,435.15
|
$7,966.43
TRY273,049.35
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.42
|
$3.03
TRY103.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.22
|
$2.34
TRY80.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.96
|
$1.80
TRY61.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.32
|
$36.76
TRY1,260.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.82
|
$4.66
TRY159.88
|
|
pay 49.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Ankara
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.12
|
$48.03
TRY1,646.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.35
|
$44.31
TRY1,518.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.15
|
$92.67
TRY3,176.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.13
|
$82.89
TRY2,840.94
|
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