Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 1.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Greece, you would:
pay 46.7% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.71
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.83
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.58
|
$2.76
$3.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.18
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
$2.18
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.35
|
$2.44
$3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.58
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$1.71
$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.67
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.92
$1.23
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.11
|
$1.50
$2.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.06
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
$24,063.77
$32,330.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.00
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€395.30
|
$588.78
$791.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€330.22
|
$378.50
$508.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 20.6% more for childcare
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€314.14
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
$12,117.74
$16,280.80
|
|
pay 1.5% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$1.88
$2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
$11.28
$15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.65
|
$39.10
$52.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.15
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 15.0% less for clothing
Greece
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
$88.32
$118.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€91.36
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
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