Cost of living comparison
Spain is 47.7% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Spain instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 12.3% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
$3.70
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
$2.93
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
$3.28
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
$2.12
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.29
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
$2.25
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
$1.23
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 97.9% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
$2.01
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
$32,330.88
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
$791.06
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
$508.54
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 12.6% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
$16,280.80
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
$2.53
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
$15.16
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
$52.54
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 13.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
$118.66
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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