Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.1% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Finland, you would:
pay 54.9% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 20.9% more for clothing
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
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