Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 90.7% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$18.43
€17.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$6.70
€6.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.76
€3.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$7.59
€7.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$48.84
€45.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$23.82
€22.25
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$812.75
€759.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$677.61
€632.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
|
pay 79.0% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$446.94
€417.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
|
pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$4.38
€4.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$31.77
€29.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$11.38
€10.63
|
|
pay 33.9% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$119.38
€111.51
|
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