Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 2.1 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 24.1% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 16.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 41.9% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
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