Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 27.8% more expensive than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 34.3% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,660
|
$3.01
BND4.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,610
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF120
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF402
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,794
|
$2.76
BND3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,095
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$2.18
BND2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF829
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF319
|
$1.58
BND2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$1.67
BND2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.75
BND1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF900
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,370
|
$22.56
BND30.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,112,941
|
$24,063.77
BND32,545.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,528
|
$20.87
BND28.22
|
|
pay 8.8% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,672
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF145,894
|
$588.78
BND796.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,278
|
$378.50
BND511.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,178
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
|
pay 70.4% more for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,154
|
$208.21
BND281.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,113,486
|
$12,117.74
BND16,388.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,006
|
$1.88
BND2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$3.44
BND4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$11.28
BND15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,080
|
$39.10
BND52.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,515
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 64.5% more for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,756
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,360
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,732
|
$88.32
BND119.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,068
|
$69.99
BND94.66
|
|
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