Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Croatia

Croatia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Croatia is 27.3% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Croatia
Groceries: pay 24.8% less in Croatia
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Croatia
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Croatia
Childcare: pay 19.9% more in Croatia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% more in Croatia
Clothing: pay 17.7% less in Croatia

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Croatia are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Croatia. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Croatia.

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Croatia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Croatia instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Croatia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$12.78 HRK85.67	+118.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$8.88 HRK59.55	+28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$3.02 HRK20.25	+226.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.29 HRK15.38	+344.8%
Average			+102.6%

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pay 24.8% less for groceries

	Brunei	Croatia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$1.50 HRK10.06	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$5.72 HRK38.35	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$4.32 HRK28.93	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$3.67 HRK24.62	+56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$4.16 HRK27.86	+28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$0.81 HRK5.45	-54.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.76 HRK5.07	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$0.84 HRK5.62	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.05 HRK7.03	-9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.63 HRK4.22	-18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.55 HRK3.71	-50.0%
Average			-24.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Croatia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$6.81 HRK45.68	+363.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$41.13 HRK275.75	+5165.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$26,600.70 HRK178K	-28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$15.68 HRK105.10	-48.6%
Average			+290.0%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Brunei	Croatia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$37.74 HRK253.00	-42.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$708.19 HRK4,747.81	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$523.55 HRK3,509.96	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$138.15 HRK926.19	+259.9%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 19.9% more for childcare

	Brunei	Croatia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$350.04 HRK2,346.71	+61.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$8,479.97 HRK56,850.77	-11.0%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Croatia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.78 HRK25.35	+93.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$2.50 HRK16.78	-40.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$5.65 HRK37.85	-51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$52.93 HRK354.84	-26.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$8.92 HRK59.83	+63.2%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 17.7% less for clothing

	Brunei	Croatia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$89.61 HRK600.76	+17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$39.73 HRK266.39	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$94.06 HRK630.61	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$94.28 HRK632.08	+30.5%
Average			-17.7%

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