Cost of living comparison
Finland is 79.0% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Finland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Finland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$13.74
€12.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$9.50
€8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$1.76
€1.65
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$4.01
€3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.96
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$8.90
€8.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$58.04
€54.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$29,560.99
€27,613.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$20.72
€19.35
|
|
pay 24.1% more for housing
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$23.03
€21.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$744.51
€695.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$617.65
€576.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$96.36
€90.01
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$346.47
€323.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$7,931.98
€7,409.31
|
|
pay 86.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$7.11
€6.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$4.18
€3.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$9.96
€9.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$43.96
€41.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$15.18
€14.18
|
|
pay 30.3% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$89.09
€83.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$36.28
€33.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$81.40
€76.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$117.91
€110.14
|
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