Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.7 times more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Bern instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.34
|
$26.23
CHF23.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$17.11
CHF15.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$4.65
CHF4.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$4.30
CHF3.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
$3.23
CHF2.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.03
|
$13.69
CHF12.21
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.77
|
$7.62
CHF6.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
$5.84
CHF5.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.55
|
$13.31
CHF11.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.01
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.08
CHF0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.25
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.95
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.03
|
$0.98
CHF0.87
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.04
|
$7.86
CHF7.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$91.24
CHF81.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,385.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.53
|
$43.00
CHF38.37
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
$48.66
CHF43.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND815.41
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,233.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND713.60
|
$978.93
CHF873.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
$253.38
CHF226.13
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,697.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,535.67
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.53
|
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.20
|
$5.39
CHF4.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
$10.26
CHF9.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND55.87
|
$71.17
CHF63.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.12
|
$22.81
CHF20.36
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
$142.37
CHF127.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
$63.68
CHF56.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
$167.27
CHF149.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND118.69
|
$189.00
CHF168.67
|
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