Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 52.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 71.3% less for housing
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 72.0% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Brunei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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