Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 47.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.85
|
$9.92
RUB898.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.74
|
$4.92
RUB445.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.01
|
$1.10
RUB100.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$0.60
RUB54.32
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.33
|
$0.63
RUB57.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.89
|
$4.72
RUB427.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.15
|
$3.62
RUB327.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND2.97
|
$1.74
RUB157.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.37
|
$2.18
RUB197.84
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.91
|
$0.64
RUB57.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.31
|
$0.69
RUB62.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.18
|
$0.79
RUB71.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.14
|
$1.56
RUB141.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.91
|
$0.19
RUB17.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.98
|
$0.20
RUB18.38
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.92
|
$2.31
RUB209.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.90
|
$29.87
RUB2,704.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND32,755.58
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,972,209.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.76
|
$5.69
RUB515.18
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND62.65
|
$6.03
RUB545.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND771.19
|
$881.83
RUB79,859.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND674.81
|
$532.09
RUB48,186.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.47
|
$90.54
RUB8,199.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND163.78
|
$484.25
RUB43,854.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,329.50
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,046,323.24
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.41
|
$3.28
RUB297.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.19
|
$2.63
RUB238.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND16.86
|
$2.52
RUB227.87
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.00
|
$32.93
RUB2,982.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.78
|
$5.47
RUB495.37
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND28.94
|
$98.68
RUB8,936.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.16
|
$46.53
RUB4,213.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND112.47
|
$117.96
RUB10,682.62
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND112.44
|
$114.14
RUB10,336.86
|
|
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