Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 25.0% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.40
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 84.6% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.27
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.84
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€319.82
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€230.87
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 26.5% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.25
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.27
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.06
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.71
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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