Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 5.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.36
|
$3.79
NT$122.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
$4.76
NT$154.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$0.98
NT$31.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$0.64
NT$20.74
|
|
pay 1.2% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$1.83
NT$59.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.58
|
$7.72
NT$250.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.61
|
$11.17
NT$362.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$2.76
NT$89.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.59
|
$3.31
NT$107.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.77
NT$57.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.80
NT$25.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$1.12
NT$36.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$1.43
NT$46.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$1.12
NT$36.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.98
NT$31.89
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.61
NT$117.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
$37.97
NT$1,231.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
$32,040.82
NT$1,039,388.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.11
|
$9.01
NT$292.22
|
|
pay 23.2% less for housing
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
$20.06
NT$650.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND669.32
|
$385.85
NT$12,516.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND752.47
|
$271.82
NT$8,817.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
$62.08
NT$2,013.90
|
|
pay 53.7% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.17
|
$421.29
NT$13,666.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
$14,282.51
NT$463,317.32
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$1.69
NT$54.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$2.68
NT$87.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
$3.70
NT$119.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.31
|
$34.15
NT$1,107.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.53
|
$9.15
NT$296.84
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Taiwan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
$68.20
NT$2,212.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
$28.88
NT$936.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
$77.64
NT$2,518.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.20
|
$96.18
NT$3,120.08
|
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