Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 92.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.14
|
$19.51
ISK2,683
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.66
|
$16.45
ISK2,262
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.55
|
$2.70
ISK372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.04
|
$1.95
ISK269
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.70
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.32
|
$6.72
ISK924
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.32
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.43
|
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.25
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.49
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.20
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.80
|
$1.71
ISK236
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.30
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.18
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.69
|
$8.42
ISK1,158
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.05
|
$68.29
ISK9,390
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,070.83
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,460,770
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.93
|
$23.23
ISK3,194
|
|
pay 99.4% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND118.58
|
$74.47
ISK10,240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND646.24
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,854
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND726.53
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,253
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.29
|
$66.99
ISK9,211
|
|
pay 19.8% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND324.58
|
$254.97
ISK35,058
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,521.14
|
$5,993.83
ISK824,151
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,289
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.90
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.32
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND87.19
|
$60.00
ISK8,250
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.30
|
$13.94
ISK1,917
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.92
|
$108.23
ISK14,882
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND79.00
|
$59.73
ISK8,213
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.72
|
$146.94
ISK20,204
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND142.13
|
$169.24
ISK23,270
|
|
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