Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 76.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.36
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.58
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.61
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.59
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 93.0% more for housing
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND669.32
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND752.47
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 95.5% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.17
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.31
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.53
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.20
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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