Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 2.2 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.32
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.06
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$2.77
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.35
€2.23
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.57
|
$2.91
€2.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.02
|
$8.18
€7.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.74
|
$5.99
€5.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.11
|
$4.47
€4.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.53
|
$6.34
€6.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.00
|
$1.16
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.37
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$1.41
€1.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.24
|
$1.96
€1.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
pay 99.6% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.03
|
$6.58
€6.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.28
|
$41.80
€39.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,313.48
|
$27,753.31
€26,255.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.40
|
$18.01
€17.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.64
|
$36.56
€34.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND812.28
|
$1,107.49
€1,047.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND710.87
|
$808.26
€764.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.62
|
$244.03
€230.86
|
|
pay 64.5% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.57
|
$273.73
€258.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,224.28
|
$15,621.84
€14,778.71
|
|
pay 71.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.52
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.18
|
$4.21
€3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.18
|
$6.75
€6.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.65
|
$45.46
€43.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.10
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.72
|
$104.52
€98.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND40.96
|
$43.69
€41.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.48
|
$95.42
€90.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.23
|
$123.09
€116.44
|
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