Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 18.6% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Doha, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.24
QAR29.90
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
QAR27.90
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.25
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.29
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
QAR5.63
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
QAR19.56
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.01
QAR29.06
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
QAR9.72
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
QAR2.66
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.02
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
QAR1.68
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
QAR1.86
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 5.5% less for transportation
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.96
QAR119.59
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,975.32
QAR79,724.69
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.78
QAR71.75
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.99
QAR322.85
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,696.38
QAR6,154.32
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,062.28
QAR3,853.88
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.42
QAR277.23
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 31.8% less for childcare
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$767.35
QAR2,783.90
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,125.00
QAR40,360.63
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.78
QAR20.96
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.59
QAR23.92
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$124.58
QAR451.97
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.36
QAR44.85
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Doha
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.03
QAR217.77
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.36
QAR168.18
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.37
QAR324.23
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.03
QAR348.37
|
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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