Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 18.4% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.96
BGN20.36
|
$3.22
BND4.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BGN2.75
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
BGN1.91
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
BGN2.08
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
BGN9.81
|
$1.50
BND2.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
BGN12.26
|
$6.51
BND8.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
BGN6.59
|
$2.32
BND3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
BGN6.50
|
$2.63
BND3.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
BGN1.49
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
BGN1.59
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.50
|
$1.71
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
BGN2.06
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
BGN0.94
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BGN0.87
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
BGN10.51
|
$1.51
BND2.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.40
BGN50.90
|
$22.57
BND30.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,952.87
BGN55,639.02
|
$25,582.11
BND34,398.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
BGN13.95
|
$25.65
BND34.49
|
|
pay 63.0% more for housing
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.48
BGN25.04
|
$51.92
BND69.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$570.94
BGN1,060.55
|
$605.59
BND814.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.23
BGN799.18
|
$529.98
BND712.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.12
BGN211.99
|
$42.96
BND57.77
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$554.43
BGN1,029.88
|
$127.91
BND171.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,747.31
BGN12,533.49
|
$13,586.95
BND18,269.67
|
|
pay 64.8% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
BGN5.09
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
BGN4.20
|
$3.12
BND4.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.34
BGN6.21
|
$15.05
BND20.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.04
BGN68.81
|
$41.49
BND55.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.22
BGN15.27
|
$4.55
BND6.11
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.63
BGN131.21
|
$22.90
BND30.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.57
BGN62.36
|
$30.54
BND41.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.28
BGN184.41
|
$88.33
BND118.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.16
BGN189.77
|
$88.15
BND118.53
|
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