Cost of living comparison
Greece is 54.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Bandar Seri Begawan
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Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.96
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
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pay 7.2% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.75
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.55
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.32
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.27
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
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Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.70
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,749.37
|
$22,158.38
€20,779.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.40
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
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pay 55.7% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.63
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$801.30
|
$429.23
€402.51
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$515.12
|
$358.56
€336.24
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.93
|
$172.07
€161.35
|
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pay 9.6% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.36
|
$341.10
€319.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,491.54
|
$6,725.16
€6,306.52
|
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pay 34.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.56
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.35
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.22
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.14
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
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pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.66
|
$76.36
€71.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.34
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.19
|
$77.82
€72.97
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.26
|
$99.20
€93.02
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