Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Denmark

Denmark vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Denmark is 93.6% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Denmark
Groceries: pay 23.5% more in Denmark
Transportation: pay 6.5 times more in Denmark
Housing: pay 59.4% more in Denmark
Childcare: pay 33.3% more in Denmark
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.4% more in Denmark
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Denmark

The cost of transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, and groceries in Denmark are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Denmark.

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Denmark vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Denmark
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.50	$20.73 DKK138.31	+253.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$13.74 DKK91.67	+98.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$3.88 DKK25.88	+319.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$3.06 DKK20.42	+493.5%
Average			+209.7%

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pay 23.5% more for groceries

	Brunei	Denmark
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$3.38 DKK22.57	+61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$7.11 DKK47.41	+0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$7.62 DKK50.87	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$4.86 DKK32.43	+106.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$5.50 DKK36.69	+70.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.38 DKK9.24	-22.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.33 DKK8.91	+34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.62 DKK10.81	-8.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$2.05 DKK13.69	+78.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.96 DKK6.41	+24.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.86 DKK5.75	-22.2%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 6.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Denmark
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.88	$8.78 DKK58.59	+496.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$90.81 DKK605.94	+11526.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,528.61	$49,082.02 DKK327K	+32.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.02	$21.81 DKK145.51	-28.4%
Average			+545.3%

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pay 59.4% more for housing

	Brunei	Denmark
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.38	$38.53 DKK257.08	-40.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND936.63	$1,094.37 DKK7,302.16	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.35	$864.45 DKK5,768.04	+37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.16	$148.64 DKK991.82	+287.2%
Average			+59.4%

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pay 33.3% more for childcare

	Brunei	Denmark
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.65	$546.22 DKK3,644.69	+151.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,196.44	$6,716.94 DKK44,818.79	-29.5%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 67.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Denmark
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$7.87 DKK52.52	+303.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$6.26 DKK41.75	+48.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$9.31 DKK62.10	-20.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.71	$43.88 DKK292.77	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.00	$18.38 DKK122.64	+236.1%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Brunei	Denmark
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.55	$105.11 DKK701.32	+38.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.90	$45.60 DKK304.27	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.10	$123.67 DKK825.17	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.55	$175.51 DKK1,171.09	+142.8%
Average			+10.9%

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