Cost of living comparison
Italy is 98.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.02
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.04
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.06
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.02
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.50
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.10
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.51
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.37
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.95
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.03
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.15
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,174.66
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.18
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 69.9% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.36
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND804.60
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND704.04
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.65
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.87
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,080.27
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.37
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.59
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.30
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.04
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 78.1% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.20
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.55
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.34
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.32
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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