Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 97.8% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.60
$5.04
|
$15.00
kr2,051
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
$7.06
|
$12.33
kr1,686
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$1.02
|
$2.20
kr301
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
$0.82
|
$2.00
kr274
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
$1.98
|
$3.14
kr430
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.70
$3.78
|
$5.86
kr801
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
$7.65
|
$5.16
kr706
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
$3.51
|
$5.51
kr754
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.05
$2.87
|
$7.10
kr971
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
$2.14
|
$1.19
kr163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
$1.13
|
$1.08
kr148
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
$1.81
|
$1.13
kr155
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
$1.08
|
$1.70
kr233
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$1.12
|
$1.01
kr139
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
$1.11
|
$0.66
kr91
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.44
$2.01
|
$7.21
kr986
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.81
$27.74
|
$85.09
kr11,636
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,894.27
$29,252.19
|
$27,857.83
kr3,809,558
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.66
$37.32
|
$21.37
kr2,922
|
|
pay 58.2% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.29
$146.01
|
$66.89
kr9,148
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$676.14
$946.60
|
$1,349.42
kr184,533
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$550.94
$771.33
|
$1,143.63
kr156,391
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.92
$61.48
|
$70.86
kr9,690
|
|
pay 24.6% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$217.69
$304.77
|
$277.52
kr37,951
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,166.40
$17,033.09
|
$2,822.44
kr385,968
|
|
pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.92
$11.09
|
$7.85
kr1,074
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
$4.77
|
$4.10
kr561
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.04
$7.06
|
$11.37
kr1,555
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.85
$57.19
|
$63.31
kr8,658
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
$7.06
|
$11.69
kr1,599
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.86
$103.40
|
$117.41
kr16,056
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.86
$40.41
|
$55.13
kr7,539
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.54
$118.36
|
$156.49
kr21,401
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.51
$93.11
|
$191.54
kr26,193
|
|
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