Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.5 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.89
|
$19.51
ISK2,681
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
$16.45
ISK2,260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$2.70
ISK371
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$1.95
ISK268
|
|
pay 70.7% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
$3.16
ISK433
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.92
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.23
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
$6.03
ISK828
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.40
|
$7.60
ISK1,044
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.93
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.21
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.16
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.94
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.20
|
$68.29
ISK9,383
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,456,401
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.10
|
$23.23
ISK3,191
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
$74.47
ISK10,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND779.19
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,687
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND681.80
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,107
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
$66.99
ISK9,204
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND165.48
|
$254.97
ISK35,030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
$5,993.83
ISK823,492
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.43
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.24
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
$11.22
ISK1,541
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.55
|
$60.00
ISK8,244
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.84
|
$13.94
ISK1,915
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
$108.23
ISK14,870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
$59.73
ISK8,207
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
$146.94
ISK20,188
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.61
|
$169.24
ISK23,252
|
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