Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in France instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 29.4% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.70
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.93
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.28
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.12
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.29
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.25
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.23
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.01
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,330.88
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 63.1% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$791.06
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$508.54
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,280.80
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.53
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.16
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$52.54
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$118.66
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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