Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 53.2% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.1 times more in Beirut
- Groceries
-
pay 6.0% less in Beirut
- Transportation
-
pay 82.5% more in Beirut
- Housing
-
pay 56.6% more in Beirut
- Childcare
-
pay 25.9% more in Beirut
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.9% more in Beirut
- Clothing
-
pay 93.2% more in Beirut
The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Beirut.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.14
|
$10.00
LBP900,334
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND6.77
|
$7.64
LBP687,765
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.07
|
$1.59
LBP143,089
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.78
|
$1.13
LBP101,738
|
|
pay 6.0% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.46
|
$0.91
LBP82,336
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND1.94
|
$5.48
LBP492,933
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.38
|
$6.19
LBP557,099
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND2.99
|
$2.72
LBP244,594
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.39
|
$3.84
LBP345,358
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND1.92
|
$0.69
LBP62,277
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.32
|
$0.56
LBP50,017
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.19
|
$0.41
LBP36,968
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.15
|
$0.47
LBP41,996
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.91
|
$0.39
LBP35,257
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.44
LBP39,488
|
|
pay 82.5% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND1.95
|
$3.49
LBP314,279
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND29.03
|
$75.00
LBP6,752,505
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND32,898.79
|
$30,000.00
LBP2,701,001,880
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND32.98
|
$12.75
LBP1,147,926
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND66.77
|
$31.88
LBP2,869,814
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND778.79
|
$738.24
LBP66,465,831
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND681.56
|
$359.38
LBP32,355,752
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND55.25
|
$161.18
LBP14,511,853
|
|
pay 25.9% more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND164.49
|
$283.33
LBP25,509,462
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND17,472.92
|
$4,111.11
LBP370,137,295
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.42
|
$3.00
LBP270,100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.01
|
$2.80
LBP252,094
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND19.35
|
$2.00
LBP180,067
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND53.36
|
$59.33
LBP5,341,982
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND5.85
|
$7.00
LBP630,234
|
|
pay 93.2% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Beirut
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND29.45
|
$78.12
LBP7,033,859
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND39.27
|
$57.86
LBP5,209,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND113.59
|
$103.12
LBP9,284,694
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND113.36
|
$110.71
LBP9,967,983
|
|
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