Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 42.3% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
$2.97
BND3.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
$5.19
BND6.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
$0.78
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
$0.53
BND0.69
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
$1.79
BND2.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
$2.22
BND2.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
$6.27
BND8.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
$2.29
BND3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
$2.59
BND3.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
$1.47
BND1.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
$1.01
BND1.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
$1.68
BND2.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
$1.65
BND2.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
$0.70
BND0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
$0.76
BND0.99
|
|
pay 64.6% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
$1.48
BND1.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
$22.25
BND29.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
$25,214.70
BND33,095.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
$25.22
BND33.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
$48.22
BND63.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
$593.65
BND779.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
$519.45
BND681.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
$38.85
BND50.99
|
|
pay 29.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
$126.07
BND165.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
$13,339.96
BND17,509.16
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
$1.85
BND2.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
$3.23
BND4.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
$12.98
BND17.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
$40.80
BND53.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
$4.45
BND5.84
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
$22.28
BND29.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
$24.75
BND32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
$86.58
BND113.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
$86.56
BND113.61
|
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