Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.0 times more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 47.2% more for transportation
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 32.7% more for childcare
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
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