Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.9 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$27.49
€25.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$5.17
€4.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$6.10
€5.67
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$7.28
€6.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$4.99
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$1.75
€1.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$7.63
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$39.58
€36.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$18.25
€16.95
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$77.33
€71.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$5,728.44
€5,319.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$3,664.83
€3,403.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$146.95
€136.46
|
|
pay 9.4 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$4.74
€4.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
$659.67
€612.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$132.67
€123.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$34.08
€31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$153.65
€142.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$523.34
€486.00
|
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