Cost of living comparison
Poland is 55.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Poland instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND3.89
|
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.02
|
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.69
|
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND2.92
|
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.23
|
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.40
|
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.93
|
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.32
|
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.21
|
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.16
|
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.92
|
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND0.99
|
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
|
pay 77.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND1.94
|
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.20
|
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.10
|
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
|
pay 77.7% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND779.19
|
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND681.80
|
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
|
pay 42.9% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND165.48
|
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
|
pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.43
|
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.24
|
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND53.55
|
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND5.84
|
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
|
pay 73.1% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND113.61
|
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
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