Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 15.8% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.07
BGN20.07
|
$2.97
BND4.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$5.19
BND7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
BGN2.44
|
$0.78
BND1.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
BGN1.52
|
$0.53
BND0.71
|
|
pay 28.5% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
BGN1.95
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
BGN9.06
|
$2.22
BND3.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
BGN11.91
|
$6.27
BND8.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
BGN6.30
|
$2.29
BND3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.46
BGN6.27
|
$2.59
BND3.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
BGN1.33
|
$1.47
BND1.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
BGN1.49
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.93
|
$1.65
BND2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BGN0.89
|
$0.70
BND0.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
BGN1.01
|
$0.76
BND1.02
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.81
BGN10.53
|
$1.48
BND2.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.68
BGN50.18
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,677.83
BGN50,175.92
|
$25,214.70
BND34,101.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.14
BGN12.95
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 61.1% more for housing
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.00
BGN23.56
|
$48.22
BND65.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.64
BGN990.97
|
$593.65
BND802.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.37
BGN738.51
|
$519.45
BND702.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.32
BGN189.12
|
$38.85
BND52.54
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.23
BGN921.36
|
$126.07
BND170.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,673.93
BGN13,911.74
|
$13,339.96
BND18,041.74
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.10
BGN3.81
|
$1.85
BND2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
BGN3.73
|
$3.23
BND4.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
BGN6.02
|
$12.98
BND17.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
BGN65.30
|
$40.80
BND55.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.30
BGN15.05
|
$4.45
BND6.02
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.32
BGN131.11
|
$22.28
BND30.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.26
BGN58.49
|
$24.75
BND33.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.80
BGN180.93
|
$86.58
BND117.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.08
BGN170.55
|
$86.56
BND117.07
|
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