Cost of living comparison
Gibraltar is 2.0 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Gibraltar instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$17.39
GIP13.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$8.69
GIP6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.71
GIP1.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.82
GIP1.45
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.73
GIP1.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$4.16
GIP3.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$3.96
GIP3.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$2.59
GIP2.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$3.81
GIP3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$2.23
GIP1.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.90
GIP0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.98
GIP0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.95
GIP0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.77
GIP0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.81
GIP0.64
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$5.23
GIP4.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$12.42
GIP9.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
$33,381.44
GIP26,603.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$24.72
GIP19.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$51.65
GIP41.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$1,771.10
GIP1,411.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$1,551.15
GIP1,236.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$84.77
GIP67.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$897.07
GIP714.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
$11,592.94
GIP9,238.87
|
|
pay 48.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$4.04
GIP3.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$2.86
GIP2.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
$4.22
GIP3.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
$67.59
GIP53.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$10.56
GIP8.41
|
|
pay 56.0% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Gibraltar
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$122.27
GIP97.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$40.76
GIP32.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$125.94
GIP100.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$93.16
GIP74.24
|
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