Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 0.6% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,156.21
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,117.16
|
$5.27
BND7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF602.63
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF467.23
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF584.76
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,744.31
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,571.85
|
$6.51
BND8.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF960.77
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF963.93
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF279.34
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF314.96
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF318.85
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF463.20
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF201.09
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF216.14
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 6.6% more for transportation
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,438.05
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,299.51
|
$22.57
BND30.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,650,280.97
|
$25,582.11
BND34,471.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,800.42
|
$25.65
BND34.56
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,103.83
|
$51.92
BND69.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF253,917.94
|
$605.59
BND816.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF188,825.96
|
$529.98
BND714.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,640.81
|
$42.96
BND57.89
|
|
pay 20.5% less for childcare
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF167,447.19
|
$127.91
BND172.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,168,874.03
|
$13,586.95
BND18,308.04
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,039.05
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF937.53
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,363.84
|
$15.05
BND20.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,478.44
|
$41.49
BND55.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,013.25
|
$4.55
BND6.13
|
|
pay 22.6% less for clothing
Budapest
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,549.97
|
$22.90
BND30.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,507.66
|
$30.54
BND41.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,260.35
|
$88.33
BND119.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF36,940.08
|
$88.15
BND118.78
|
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