Cost of living comparison
Athens is 94.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Athens instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.87
|
$16.24
€14.69
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.77
|
$9.75
€8.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$2.12
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
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pay 17.1% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.34
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.90
|
$6.88
€6.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.19
|
$6.38
€5.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.99
|
$4.72
€4.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.38
|
$5.03
€4.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.92
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.19
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.15
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.93
|
$7.66
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.03
|
$32.49
€29.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,903.21
|
$27,399.57
€24,772.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.91
|
$12.13
€10.97
|
|
pay 75.3% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.93
|
$32.57
€29.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND774.67
|
$630.26
€569.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND677.85
|
$532.87
€481.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.69
|
$165.03
€149.21
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND164.52
|
$482.99
€436.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,407.60
|
$10,389.46
€9,393.29
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.42
|
$5.41
€4.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.21
|
$3.62
€3.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.94
|
$4.98
€4.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.24
|
$46.52
€42.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.81
|
$9.75
€8.81
|
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pay 97.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.08
|
$89.99
€81.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.30
|
$34.83
€31.49
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.97
|
$95.37
€86.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.95
|
$116.71
€105.52
|
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