Cost of living comparison
Germany is 74.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Germany instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.11
|
$13.72
€12.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.62
|
$10.18
€9.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.54
|
$2.83
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.03
|
$2.48
€2.24
|
|
pay 5.6% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.69
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.28
|
$6.75
€6.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.27
|
$4.24
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.12
|
$3.55
€3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.40
|
$7.19
€6.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.24
|
$1.26
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.48
|
$0.65
€0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.19
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.78
|
$1.39
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.29
|
$0.72
€0.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.17
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.68
|
$7.16
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND28.90
|
$54.61
€49.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND29,914.96
|
$29,249.82
€26,357.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.76
|
$23.30
€21.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND117.96
|
$49.15
€44.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND642.89
|
$800.45
€721.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND722.76
|
$616.33
€555.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.03
|
$232.30
€209.34
|
|
pay 47.8% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND322.90
|
$434.24
€391.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,451.05
|
$12,512.98
€11,275.83
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND2.98
|
$4.33
€3.91
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.87
|
$3.44
€3.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.25
|
$8.81
€7.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND86.74
|
$35.42
€31.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.27
|
$12.56
€11.32
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.53
|
$83.65
€75.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND78.59
|
$41.29
€37.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.03
|
$89.84
€80.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND141.39
|
$120.25
€108.36
|
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