Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 4.2% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$8.16
₴321.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$4.15
₴163.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.62
₴24.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.49
₴19.46
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$0.72
₴28.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.74
|
$4.00
₴157.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$3.90
₴153.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.96
|
$2.02
₴79.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.31
|
$1.76
₴69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.14
|
$0.25
₴9.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.62
₴24.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.31
|
$0.68
₴26.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.27
|
$1.01
₴39.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.22
₴8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.24
|
$0.34
₴13.32
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.03
|
$5.50
₴216.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$9.52
₴374.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,641.95
|
$23,116.98
₴910,375.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
$3.81
₴149.94
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$5.04
₴198.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$798.67
|
$454.74
₴17,908.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$513.43
|
$275.70
₴10,857.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$74.83
₴2,946.82
|
|
pay 1.9% less for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$312.58
₴12,309.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,437.44
|
$5,592.11
₴220,223.98
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.55
|
$1.09
₴42.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$1.35
₴53.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.30
|
$2.04
₴80.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.04
|
$26.77
₴1,054.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$4.08
₴160.65
|
|
pay 12.7% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$65.70
₴2,587.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$33.80
₴1,331.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$119.80
|
$78.00
₴3,071.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$93.05
₴3,664.62
|
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