Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 17.4% more expensive than Bucharest.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.12
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.71
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.46
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.44
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 43.1% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.56
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.42
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.03
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.52
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.63
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.77
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.64
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.56
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.17
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.40
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.09
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 73.8% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON28.86
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON81.63
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON123,140.36
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.55
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.30
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,850.53
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,881.12
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON615.94
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 24.0% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,500.16
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,347.24
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.31
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.00
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.32
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON236.03
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON40.82
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 26.9% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON371.34
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON187.90
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON406.99
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON501.03
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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