Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 22.1% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Brunei instead of France, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 34.0% less for transportation
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 13.7% more for housing
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 20.4% less for clothing
France
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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