Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 37.5% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$3.22
BND4.33
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.20
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.69
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.40
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
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pay 15.9% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.95
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.50
|
$6.51
BND8.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€3.96
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.63
BND3.54
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.15
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.07
|
$1.71
BND2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.75
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.90
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.94
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
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pay 33.3% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.81
|
$1.51
BND2.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,632.06
|
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.09
|
$25.65
BND34.49
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.01
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,842.26
|
$605.59
BND814.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,546.41
|
$529.98
BND712.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€176.93
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,248.93
|
$127.91
BND171.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,770.92
|
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.86
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.12
|
$3.12
BND4.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.26
|
$41.49
BND55.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$4.55
BND6.11
|
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pay 19.3% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€60.84
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.07
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€78.26
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€96.05
|
$88.15
BND118.53
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