Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 46.0% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 37.7% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 60.5% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$802.11
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$515.64
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.56
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.27
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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