Cost of living comparison
Denmark is 2.1 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Denmark instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$19.31
kr135.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$12.00
kr84.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$3.60
kr25.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$2.73
kr19.11
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$2.59
kr18.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$5.70
kr39.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$6.51
kr45.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$4.07
kr28.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$4.95
kr34.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.31
kr9.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$1.38
kr9.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$1.40
kr9.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$1.76
kr12.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.84
kr5.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.78
kr5.45
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$8.13
kr56.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$79.32
kr555.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$39,887.40
kr279,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$23.16
kr162.18
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$32.80
kr229.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$904.62
kr6,333.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$690.34
kr4,833.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$160.35
kr1,122.70
|
|
pay 25.8% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$419.05
kr2,934.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$4,842.90
kr33,909.02
|
|
pay 86.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$6.81
kr47.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$5.17
kr36.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$8.52
kr59.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$36.38
kr254.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$15.61
kr109.33
|
|
pay 50.2% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Denmark
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$97.12
kr680.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$42.49
kr297.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$98.35
kr688.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$137.97
kr966.06
|
|
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