Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 9.1% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 44.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.68
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.47
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 12.1% more for groceries
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.98
|
$2.76
BND3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.62
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.18
|
$2.18
BND2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.50
|
$2.44
BND3.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.58
BND2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.67
BND2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.92
BND1.25
|
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pay 20.5% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$1.50
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€41.08
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,486.04
|
$24,063.77
BND32,735.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.18
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.68
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€634.37
|
$588.78
BND800.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€521.20
|
$378.50
BND514.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.95
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€348.33
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,264.72
|
$12,117.74
BND16,484.67
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$1.88
BND2.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.35
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
$11.28
BND15.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.41
|
$39.10
BND53.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 24.4% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.59
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€38.08
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€85.39
|
$88.32
BND120.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.75
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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