well there is one more thing to consider. Narya, the elven ring of fire. Gandalf is the barer of this ring. "I am a servant of the secret fire, weider of the flame of annor." The "flame of annor" is refering to narya. So it is posible that the Balrog was more powerfull. Why else would gandalf think it neccesary to mention his ring of power, of which he was secretly the barer? Well, unfortunately this confuses the issue more. I belive that "Gandalf the Grey" was of simmilar power to the balrog. However, when he returned as "Gandalf the White" he then had his full power and the ballrog would have been no match for him. Long story short, I think that Gandalf was more powerfull than the balrog.
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