Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 12.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,513
|
$3.01
$4.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,010
|
$5.11
$6.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr327
|
$0.75
$1.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr299
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr482
|
$1.68
$2.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr843
|
$2.76
$3.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr750
|
$5.55
$7.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr797
|
$2.18
$2.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr999
|
$2.44
$3.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr164
|
$1.58
$2.13
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$1.02
$1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.71
$2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr259
|
$1.67
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr135
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.92
$1.24
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,132
|
$1.50
$2.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,905
|
$22.56
$30.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,204,009
|
$24,063.77
$32,482.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,377
|
$20.87
$28.17
|
|
pay 35.0% less for housing
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,793
|
$79.08
$106.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,493
|
$588.78
$794.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr171,282
|
$378.50
$510.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,670
|
$41.83
$56.47
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,542
|
$208.21
$281.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr387,489
|
$12,117.74
$16,356.96
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,201
|
$1.88
$2.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr585
|
$3.44
$4.65
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,498
|
$11.28
$15.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr8,018
|
$39.10
$52.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,729
|
$4.51
$6.09
|
|
pay 48.7% less for clothing
|
Iceland
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,637
|
$60.00
$81.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,100
|
$28.17
$38.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,292
|
$88.32
$119.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,685
|
$69.99
$94.48
|
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