Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ireland vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary
Ireland is 2.0 times more expensive than Brunei overall.
Ireland vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ireland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.86
BND7.51
|
$19.96
€17.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
BND8.86
|
$12.14
€10.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
BND1.18
|
$2.67
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
BND0.66
|
$2.00
€1.78
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
BND2.68
|
$2.02
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.08
BND9.06
|
$5.34
€4.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
BND9.03
|
$5.82
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.01
|
$4.21
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BND4.13
|
$5.11
€4.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.29
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.27
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
BND2.28
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
BND1.48
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
BND1.42
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.47
BND1.89
|
$7.65
€6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
$110.44
€98.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,115.17
BND47,549.96
|
$38,078.30
€33,891.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.47
BND39.04
|
$17.71
€15.76
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.11
BND83.42
|
$49.31
€43.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.42
BND937.05
|
$1,521.74
€1,354.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$627.34
BND803.71
|
$1,279.42
€1,138.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.39
BND49.18
|
$177.91
€158.35
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
pay 90.7% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.82
BND277.78
|
$1,010.73
€899.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,524.22
BND12,201.92
|
$7,428.18
€6,611.35
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
pay 60.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
BND2.50
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BND5.40
|
$4.23
€3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.72
BND15.01
|
$19.61
€17.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.62
BND91.75
|
$58.26
€51.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
BND7.01
|
$13.78
€12.27
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 14.5% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.18
BND97.60
|
$88.92
€79.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$97.53
BND124.95
|
$41.00
€36.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.15
BND164.18
|
$96.60
€85.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.27
BND92.59
|
$104.62
€93.12
|
|
Brunei vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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