Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 21.7% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 39.7% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 16.6% less for housing
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$670.39
BND906.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$490.05
BND662.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 41.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$66.07
BND89.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
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