Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 17.1% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 33.6% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.85
|
$7.58
UAH313.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.74
|
$6.32
UAH261.06
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.01
|
$0.62
UAH25.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.68
|
$0.41
UAH16.96
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.33
|
$0.73
UAH30.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.89
|
$4.30
UAH177.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.14
|
$3.88
UAH160.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.97
|
$1.78
UAH73.60
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.36
|
$1.97
UAH81.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.91
|
$0.34
UAH14.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.31
|
$0.64
UAH26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.18
|
$0.71
UAH29.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.14
|
$0.94
UAH38.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.28
UAH11.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$0.37
UAH15.49
|
|
pay 33.0% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.92
|
$5.16
UAH213.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.87
|
$9.66
UAH399.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,717.96
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,279,202.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.73
|
$4.19
UAH173.35
|
|
pay 11.4% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.57
|
$5.82
UAH240.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND770.31
|
$558.46
UAH23,086.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND674.03
|
$325.98
UAH13,475.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.41
|
$72.04
UAH2,978.24
|
|
pay 70.5% more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND163.59
|
$365.07
UAH15,091.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,309.59
|
$6,874.47
UAH284,184.57
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.41
|
$1.26
UAH52.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.19
|
$1.34
UAH55.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.84
|
$2.27
UAH93.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND52.94
|
$26.77
UAH1,106.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.78
|
$5.05
UAH208.85
|
|
pay 67.0% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.91
|
$69.25
UAH2,862.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.12
|
$36.51
UAH1,509.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.34
|
$87.23
UAH3,606.13
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.31
|
$94.45
UAH3,904.58
|
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