Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 75.6% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$724.26
€676.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$533.62
€498.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
|
pay 17.9% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$371.98
€347.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
|
pay 62.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$57.35
€53.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 37.6% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$109.92
€102.68
|
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