Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 45.1% more expensive than Sarajevo.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Sarajevo, you would:
pay 38.2% less for restaurants
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.48
BAM10.20
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.58
BAM12.24
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
BAM3.25
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
BAM1.85
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.01
BAM1.87
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.10
BAM7.64
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.87
BAM9.06
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
BAM5.02
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
BAM5.92
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
BAM0.96
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
BAM1.46
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.29
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BAM1.62
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
BAM0.79
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
BAM0.81
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 31.4% more for transportation
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
BAM10.41
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.46
BAM54.84
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,761.68
BAM47,951.17
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.95
BAM14.79
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.02
BAM54.01
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$367.49
BAM684.02
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$255.37
BAM475.34
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.96
BAM251.21
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.48
BAM391.77
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,987.26
BAM5,560.30
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 81.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
BAM4.08
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
BAM3.40
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
BAM6.33
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.73
BAM60.91
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
BAM10.20
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 20.3% less for clothing
|
Sarajevo
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.27
BAM171.74
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.94
BAM57.59
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.31
BAM162.51
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.79
BAM174.57
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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