Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 46.7% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 29.4% less for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.02
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.04
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.06
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.02
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.50
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.10
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.51
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.37
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.95
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.03
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 45.4% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.15
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,174.66
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.18
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.36
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND804.60
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND704.04
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.65
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 62.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.87
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,080.27
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.37
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.59
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.30
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.04
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.20
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.55
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.34
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.32
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
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