Cost of living comparison
Lisbon is 94.0% more expensive than Bandar Seri Begawan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in Lisbon
- Groceries
-
pay 14.5% more in Lisbon
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Lisbon
- Housing
-
pay 94.0% more in Lisbon
- Childcare
-
pay 2.8 times more in Lisbon
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 17.0% more in Lisbon
- Clothing
-
pay 79.4% more in Lisbon
The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Lisbon are more expensive than in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Lisbon.
If you lived in Lisbon instead of Bandar Seri Begawan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.22
BND4.14
|
$13.66
€11.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND6.77
|
$9.65
€8.46
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.07
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.78
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
|
pay 14.5% more for groceries
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
BND2.46
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
BND1.94
|
$5.58
€4.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.51
BND8.38
|
$3.87
€3.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
BND2.99
|
$2.97
€2.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
BND3.39
|
$3.31
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
BND1.92
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.32
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.19
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
BND2.15
|
$1.06
€0.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
BND0.91
|
$0.88
€0.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.51
BND1.95
|
$7.21
€6.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND29.03
|
$42.87
€37.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,582.11
BND32,898.79
|
$32,152.89
€28,203.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.65
BND32.98
|
$9.86
€8.65
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.92
BND66.77
|
$39.90
€35.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.59
BND778.79
|
$1,514.21
€1,328.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$529.98
BND681.56
|
$1,070.61
€939.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.96
BND55.25
|
$106.17
€93.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND164.49
|
$576.40
€505.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,586.95
BND17,472.92
|
$15,251.75
€13,378.15
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
BND2.42
|
$3.22
€2.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
BND4.01
|
$2.61
€2.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.05
BND19.35
|
$6.00
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.49
BND53.36
|
$42.41
€37.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.55
BND5.85
|
$8.57
€7.52
|
|
pay 79.4% more for clothing
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
Lisbon
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.90
BND29.45
|
$86.58
€75.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.54
BND39.27
|
$37.63
€33.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
BND113.59
|
$82.49
€72.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.15
BND113.36
|
$108.41
€95.09
|
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