Cost of living comparison
Russia is 5.7% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 24.3% more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.97
BND4.02
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
BND7.04
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
BND1.06
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BND0.71
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.22
BND3.02
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
BND8.50
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BND3.10
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
BND3.51
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
BND1.99
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.37
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
BND2.23
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BND0.95
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
BND1.03
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.48
BND2.00
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.15
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,214.70
BND34,174.66
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.18
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 29.1% less for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
BND65.36
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$593.65
BND804.60
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$519.45
BND704.04
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.85
BND52.65
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 5.0% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.07
BND170.87
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,339.96
BND18,080.27
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 36.8% less for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
BND2.51
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
BND4.37
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.98
BND17.59
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.80
BND55.30
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.45
BND6.04
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 47.5% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.28
BND30.20
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.75
BND33.55
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.58
BND117.34
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.56
BND117.32
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
|
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