Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Estonia

Estonia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Estonia is 19.6% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Estonia
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Estonia
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Estonia
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Estonia
Childcare: pay 27.9% more in Estonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.8% more in Estonia
Clothing: pay 5.8% less in Estonia

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

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Estonia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Estonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.48	$14.56 €13.00	+148.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.82	$10.34 €9.23	+49.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.57 €2.30	+178.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.32 €2.07	+349.5%
Average			+123.1%

Brunei vs. Estonia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Brunei	Estonia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.67	$1.41 €1.25	-32.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.03	$5.39 €4.81	-23.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND8.99	$4.14 €3.70	-41.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.00	$2.81 €2.51	+19.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.12	$3.93 €3.51	+21.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.28	$0.91 €0.82	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.65 €0.58	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.27	$1.08 €0.97	-39.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.47	$1.24 €1.11	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.98	$0.37 €0.33	-51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.41	$0.39 €0.35	-64.9%
Average			-31.2%

Brunei vs. Estonia - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Estonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.88	$7.27 €6.49	+393.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$26.37 €23.55	+3276.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,357.88	$27,988.91 €24,991.21	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND38.88	$12.52 €11.18	-58.9%
Average			+254.4%

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Brunei	Estonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.08	$31.76 €28.36	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND933.27	$512.18 €457.32	-30.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND800.47	$387.48 €345.98	-38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND48.98	$221.29 €197.59	+476.5%
Average			-10.3%

Brunei vs. Estonia - Cost of housing

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pay 27.9% more for childcare

	Brunei	Estonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND276.65	$324.72 €289.94	+49.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,152.63	$10,400.01 €9,286.14	+9.2%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Estonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.49	$5.67 €5.06	+190.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.38	$4.06 €3.63	-3.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND14.95	$6.56 €5.86	-44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.38	$45.01 €40.18	-37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND6.98	$9.62 €8.59	+76.0%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 5.8% less for clothing

	Brunei	Estonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.20	$97.14 €86.74	+27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.45	$49.85 €44.51	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND163.51	$94.67 €84.53	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.22	$118.18 €105.53	+63.5%
Average			-5.8%

Brunei vs. Estonia - Cost of clothing

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