Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 40.9% cheaper than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 1.7% less for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 48.6% less for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.76
BND3.73
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
BND2.13
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
BND1.01
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 49.1% less for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,063.77
BND32,522.54
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 50.9% less for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$588.78
BND795.75
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.50
BND511.55
|
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,117.74
BND16,377.31
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.28
BND15.24
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.10
BND52.85
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
BND119.36
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
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