Cost of living comparison
France is 94.8% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in France instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$16.13
€15.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.78
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.19
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.53
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.42
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.94
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.35
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.92
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$52.45
€49.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,096.79
|
$26,223.89
€24,604.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
$18.05
€16.93
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$30.93
€29.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$909.37
|
$760.64
€713.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$664.74
|
$610.71
€573.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$135.03
€126.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$674.24
€632.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,061.75
|
$11,309.03
€10,610.69
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.19
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.75
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$89.62
|
$37.98
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$11.22
€10.53
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Brunei
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$85.18
€79.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$38.90
€36.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.30
|
$90.98
€85.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$122.71
€115.13
|
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