Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 16.6% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 14.5% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$2.97
BND4.00
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$5.19
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 26.1% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$2.22
BND3.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$6.27
BND8.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$2.29
BND3.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$2.59
BND3.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$1.47
BND1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.65
BND2.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$1.48
BND1.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$25,214.70
BND33,978.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$48.22
BND64.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$593.65
BND800.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$519.45
BND700.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$38.85
BND52.35
|
|
pay 23.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$126.07
BND169.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$13,339.96
BND17,976.71
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$1.85
BND2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$3.23
BND4.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$12.98
BND17.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$40.80
BND54.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$4.45
BND6.00
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$22.28
BND30.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$24.75
BND33.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$86.58
BND116.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$86.56
BND116.64
|
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