Cost of living comparison
compared to
Belgium vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary
Belgium is 76.3% more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Belgium
- Groceries
-
pay 0.3% less in Belgium
- Transportation
-
pay 4.8 times more in Belgium
- Housing
-
pay 52.3% more in Belgium
- Childcare
-
pay 3.2 times more in Belgium
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.3% more in Belgium
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% less in Belgium
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Belgium are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Belgium. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belgium.
Belgium vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Belgium instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.86
BND7.51
|
$21.51
€19.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
BND8.86
|
$12.72
€11.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
BND1.18
|
$3.15
€2.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
BND0.66
|
$2.69
€2.40
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of restaurants
pay 0.3% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
BND2.68
|
$2.56
€2.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.08
BND9.06
|
$7.21
€6.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
BND9.03
|
$4.74
€4.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.01
|
$3.84
€3.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BND4.13
|
$5.29
€4.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.29
|
$1.23
€1.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.27
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
BND2.28
|
$1.12
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
BND1.48
|
$1.26
€1.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.99
€0.88
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
BND1.42
|
$0.79
€0.70
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of groceries
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.47
BND1.89
|
$7.52
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
$50.17
€44.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,115.17
BND47,549.96
|
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.47
BND39.04
|
$26.26
€23.37
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of transportation
pay 52.3% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.11
BND83.42
|
$51.15
€45.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.42
BND937.05
|
$940.80
€837.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$627.34
BND803.71
|
$826.78
€735.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.39
BND49.18
|
$167.89
€149.43
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of housing
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.82
BND277.78
|
$923.48
€821.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,524.22
BND12,201.92
|
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of childcare
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
BND2.50
|
$4.94
€4.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BND5.40
|
$4.03
€3.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.72
BND15.01
|
$12.32
€10.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.62
BND91.75
|
$36.18
€32.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
BND7.01
|
$14.23
€12.66
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.18
BND97.60
|
$100.04
€89.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$97.53
BND124.95
|
$43.19
€38.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.15
BND164.18
|
$96.42
€85.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.27
BND92.59
|
$142.81
€127.10
|
|
Brunei vs. Belgium - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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