Cost of living comparison
Riyadh is 30.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Riyadh instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 25.9% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.07
|
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
|
pay 13.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
|
pay 43.0% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND796.31
|
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.91
|
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
|
pay 17.2% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
|
pay 81.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.66
|
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.89
|
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
|
pay 43.7% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Riyadh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.66
|
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
|
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