Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 18.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Rome, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$2.76
$3.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$2.18
$2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$2.44
$3.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.58
$2.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.71
$2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$1.67
$2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.92
$1.23
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$1.50
$2.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$24,063.77
$32,330.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$588.78
$791.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$378.50
$508.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 11.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$12,117.74
$16,280.80
|
|
pay 5.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.88
$2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$11.28
$15.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$39.10
$52.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Rome
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$88.32
$118.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
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