Cost of living comparison
Rome is 93.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Rome instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$19.79
€18.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.76
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.97
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.33
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.15
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.28
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.25
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.04
|
$7.67
€7.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$38.48
€36.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,782.70
|
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$30.43
€28.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$802.11
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$515.64
|
$773.95
€725.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$173.31
€162.54
|
|
pay 63.6% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$531.12
€498.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,508.32
|
$8,734.44
€8,191.73
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.56
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.37
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$53.27
|
$56.27
€52.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$85.59
€80.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$36.33
€34.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$120.32
|
$97.35
€91.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$123.90
€116.20
|
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