Cost of living comparison
Norway is 81.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Norway instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$18.51
NOK194.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$11.71
NOK123.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$2.99
NOK31.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$2.51
NOK26.40
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$2.95
NOK31.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
$5.22
NOK54.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$7.39
NOK77.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$3.72
NOK39.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
$5.79
NOK60.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.31
NOK13.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.96
NOK10.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.24
NOK13.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$1.77
NOK18.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.93
NOK9.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$1.01
NOK10.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$7.55
NOK79.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.05
|
$74.48
NOK782.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
$33,686.16
NOK354,011.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.07
|
$21.49
NOK225.86
|
|
pay 87.2% more for housing
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
$50.62
NOK531.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.53
|
$1,050.72
NOK11,042.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.58
|
$796.76
NOK8,373.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
$132.58
NOK1,393.31
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.77
|
$293.64
NOK3,085.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
$7,459.17
NOK78,389.13
|
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$9.25
NOK97.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$4.58
NOK48.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
$13.52
NOK142.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.20
|
$43.22
NOK454.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
$13.15
NOK138.24
|
|
pay 3.4% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
$82.76
NOK869.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
$41.00
NOK430.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
$92.09
NOK967.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.03
|
$123.04
NOK1,293.02
|
|
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