Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 70.3% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.8 times more in Bucharest
- Groceries
-
pay 3.8% less in Bucharest
- Transportation
-
pay 50.8% more in Bucharest
- Housing
-
pay 23.8% more in Bucharest
- Childcare
-
pay 2.5 times more in Bucharest
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.5% more in Bucharest
- Clothing
-
pay 72.4% more in Bucharest
The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Bucharest are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.14
|
$11.85
RON52.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND6.77
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.07
|
$2.00
RON8.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.78
|
$2.20
RON9.75
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.46
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND1.94
|
$4.52
RON20.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.38
|
$6.34
RON28.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND2.99
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.39
|
$3.09
RON13.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND1.92
|
$0.59
RON2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.32
|
$0.77
RON3.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.19
|
$0.75
RON3.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.15
|
$0.88
RON3.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.91
|
$0.51
RON2.24
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.44
RON1.95
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND1.95
|
$6.09
RON26.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND29.03
|
$17.24
RON76.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND32,898.79
|
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND32.98
|
$5.82
RON25.75
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND66.77
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND778.79
|
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND681.56
|
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND55.25
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND164.49
|
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND17,472.92
|
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
|
pay 24.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.42
|
$3.23
RON14.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.01
|
$3.17
RON14.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND19.35
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND53.36
|
$49.84
RON220.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND5.85
|
$8.62
RON38.15
|
|
pay 72.4% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND29.45
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND39.27
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND113.59
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND113.36
|
$105.80
RON468.31
|
|
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