Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Holy See (Vatican City) instead of Brunei, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Brunei
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Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.23
|
?? | |
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.76
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.57
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.05
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
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Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.42
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.43
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.49
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.28
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.52
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.23
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.83
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.31
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.71
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.44
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,476.22
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND120.18
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND654.95
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND736.32
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.98
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND328.96
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,703.42
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.04
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.96
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.50
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND88.37
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.39
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Holy See (Vatican City)
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND76.95
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND80.07
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND134.51
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND144.04
|
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