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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 80.3% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 70.1% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 97.3% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Childcare: pay 20.4% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 26.8% more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, clothing, and childcare in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Kiev. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Kiev, you would:

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pay 2.5% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$3.68 BND4.76	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$6.15 BND7.98	+2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.97 BND1.26	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.55 BND0.72	+19.7%
Average			+2.5%

Kiev vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.1% more for groceries

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.73 BND2.25	+121.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$3.61 BND4.68	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$6.83 BND8.86	+43.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$2.24 BND2.90	+11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.02 BND2.62	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.40 BND1.82	+153.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.98 BND1.27	+35.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.32 BND1.71	+54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$1.14 BND1.48	+12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.76 BND0.99	+104.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.92 BND1.19	+263.7%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 97.3% more for transportation

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$1.48 BND1.91	-72.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$38,674.88 BND50,143.79	+27.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$26.30 BND34.10	+337.0%
Average			+97.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$68.09 BND88.28	+867.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$719.61 BND933.01	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$451.29 BND585.11	+19.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$57.89 BND75.06	-28.5%
Average			+218.1%

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pay 20.4% more for childcare

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$156.63 BND203.08	-58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$15,593.11 BND20,217.20	+98.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$1.93 BND2.51	+78.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$3.71 BND4.81	+126.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$15.47 BND20.06	+435.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$31.59 BND40.96	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$5.41 BND7.02	+12.5%
Average			+127.1%

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pay 26.8% more for clothing

	Kiev	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$95.43 BND123.73	+39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$68.10 BND88.30	+90.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$116.07 BND150.49	+19.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$63.82 BND82.75	-41.7%
Average			+26.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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