Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.3 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.85
|
$15.24
€13.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.74
|
$10.88
€9.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.01
|
$3.08
€2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.68
|
$2.74
€2.50
|
|
pay 33.0% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.33
|
$2.14
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.89
|
$6.94
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.14
|
$4.68
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.97
|
$3.49
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.36
|
$6.38
€5.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.91
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.31
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.18
|
$1.06
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.14
|
$1.65
€1.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.92
|
$7.43
€6.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.87
|
$53.34
€48.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,717.96
|
$32,415.23
€29,516.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.73
|
$25.46
€23.19
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.57
|
$42.52
€38.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND770.31
|
$1,392.07
€1,267.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND674.03
|
$988.74
€900.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.41
|
$278.35
€253.46
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND163.59
|
$209.09
€190.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,309.59
|
$9,427.53
€8,584.53
|
|
pay 70.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.41
|
$4.90
€4.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.19
|
$4.05
€3.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.84
|
$8.93
€8.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND52.94
|
$37.56
€34.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.78
|
$13.33
€12.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.91
|
$88.82
€80.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.12
|
$41.27
€37.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.34
|
$96.51
€87.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.31
|
$144.43
€131.52
|
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