Cost of living comparison
France is 74.3% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in France instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.15
|
$15.92
€14.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.66
|
$10.79
€9.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.55
|
$2.77
€2.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.04
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.71
|
$1.79
€1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.33
|
$9.16
€8.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.32
|
$4.45
€4.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
$3.91
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.43
|
$6.37
€5.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.25
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.49
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.20
|
$1.32
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.80
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.30
|
$0.92
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.18
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.69
|
$7.43
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.08
|
$51.68
€47.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,097.34
|
$31,564.23
€28,843.93
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.96
|
$18.46
€16.87
|
|
pay 64.3% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND118.68
|
$30.98
€28.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND646.81
|
$779.01
€711.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND727.17
|
$611.60
€558.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.34
|
$139.72
€127.68
|
|
pay 89.9% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND324.87
|
$707.64
€646.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,533.06
|
$9,850.44
€9,001.50
|
|
pay 52.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.00
|
$6.18
€5.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.90
|
$3.05
€2.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.33
|
$11.75
€10.74
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND87.27
|
$34.96
€31.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.31
|
$11.84
€10.82
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.99
|
$92.28
€84.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND79.07
|
$37.39
€34.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.84
|
$93.47
€85.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND142.25
|
$126.59
€115.68
|
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