Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 15.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 67.5% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
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pay 42.1% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 22.1% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
Helsinki
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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