Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 70.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$10.94
RON50.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.09
RON9.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.12
RON9.78
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$1.11
RON5.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$4.60
RON21.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$6.63
RON30.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$3.27
RON15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$3.02
RON13.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.54
RON2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.77
RON3.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.72
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.90
RON4.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.46
RON2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.45
RON2.06
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$5.88
RON27.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$17.51
RON80.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$26,408.94
RON122,043.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$5.91
RON27.30
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$8.86
RON40.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$568.98
RON2,629.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$395.47
RON1,827.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$118.98
RON549.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$483.31
RON2,233.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$10,056.32
RON46,473.28
|
|
pay 20.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$3.06
RON14.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$3.15
RON14.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$5.69
RON26.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$50.37
RON232.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$7.66
RON35.39
|
|
pay 81.7% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$78.75
RON363.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$40.30
RON186.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$81.53
RON376.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$100.55
RON464.69
|
|
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