Cost of living comparison
Bandar Seri Begawan is 10.5% more expensive than Tirana.
If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,020
|
$3.22
BND4.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL816
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL148
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$1.92
BND2.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL590
|
$1.50
BND2.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL709
|
$6.51
BND8.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL335
|
$2.32
BND3.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL331
|
$2.63
BND3.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$1.49
BND2.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL108
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$1.67
BND2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.71
BND0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.77
BND1.03
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL733
|
$1.51
BND2.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,632
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,753,189
|
$25,582.11
BND34,445.46
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,753
|
$25.65
BND34.53
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,701
|
$51.92
BND69.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,569
|
$605.59
BND815.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,539
|
$529.98
BND713.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,288
|
$42.96
BND57.85
|
|
pay 51.2% more for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,039
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL502,161
|
$13,586.95
BND18,294.37
|
|
pay 54.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL255
|
$1.88
BND2.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$3.12
BND4.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL357
|
$15.05
BND20.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,380
|
$41.49
BND55.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL816
|
$4.55
BND6.12
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Bandar Seri Begawan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,011
|
$22.90
BND30.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,463
|
$30.54
BND41.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,354
|
$88.33
BND118.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,522
|
$88.15
BND118.69
|
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