Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 17.4% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 74.9% more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$6.82
ALL641
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.57
ALL148
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.75
|
$4.26
ALL400
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$6.34
ALL596
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
$3.31
ALL311
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.32
|
$3.10
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.15
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.91
ALL85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.65
ALL61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.27
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.25
|
$0.40
ALL37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$8.27
ALL777
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$15.60
ALL1,465
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,955,738
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$26.32
ALL2,473
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$16.74
ALL1,573
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND800.97
|
$496.12
ALL46,614
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND514.91
|
$320.47
ALL30,110
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$72.54
ALL6,815
|
|
pay 35.6% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$203.42
ALL19,113
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
$3,770.26
ALL354,243
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.56
|
$1.95
ALL183
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.51
ALL142
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
$3.41
ALL321
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND53.20
|
$40.37
ALL3,793
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$7.21
ALL678
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$52.10
ALL4,895
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$38.16
ALL3,585
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
$83.51
ALL7,846
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$96.12
ALL9,031
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tirana or Bandar Seri Begawan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.