Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 2.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.01
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.05
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.01
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.48
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.50
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.94
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.02
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND802.89
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND702.54
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 73.0% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.51
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.36
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.18
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.02
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 87.3% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.07
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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