Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 94.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.36
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.86
€1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$1.36
€1.31
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.59
|
$1.48
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND2.04
|
$5.58
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.81
|
$3.87
€3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND3.14
|
$2.97
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.56
|
$3.31
€3.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND2.02
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.26
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.96
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND1.04
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND2.05
|
$7.21
€6.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$42.87
€41.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND34,603.94
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND34.69
|
$9.86
€9.45
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND70.23
|
$39.90
€38.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND819.16
|
$1,514.21
€1,451.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND716.89
|
$1,070.61
€1,026.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND58.11
|
$106.17
€101.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$576.40
€552.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND18,378.54
|
$15,251.75
€14,622.97
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.54
|
$3.22
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.22
|
$2.61
€2.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND20.36
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND56.13
|
$42.41
€40.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND6.15
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
|
pay 79.4% more for clothing
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND30.98
|
$86.58
€83.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND41.30
|
$37.63
€36.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND119.48
|
$82.49
€79.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND119.23
|
$108.41
€103.94
|
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