Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 82.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.88
BAM8.87
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.03
BAM7.33
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
BAM2.50
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BAM1.50
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
BAM1.47
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
BAM6.50
|
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
BAM6.90
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
BAM3.82
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
BAM5.28
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
BAM0.91
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.20
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
BAM1.27
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BAM0.61
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
BAM0.80
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.84
BAM10.63
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.32
BAM51.54
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.35
BAM39,015.30
|
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.38
BAM11.61
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.64
BAM46.67
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$177.85
BAM323.65
|
$670.39
BND906.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.38
BAM251.83
|
$490.05
BND662.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.34
BAM197.16
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.33
BAM249.91
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,871.96
BAM5,226.38
|
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.63
BAM2.96
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.18
BAM2.14
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BAM6.10
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.92
BAM39.89
|
$66.07
BND89.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BAM6.84
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.21
BAM95.02
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.64
BAM52.12
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.60
BAM133.93
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.61
BAM161.26
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
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