Cost of living comparison
Norway is 2.0 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Norway instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$17.76
kr191.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$11.40
kr122.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.93
kr31.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$2.64
kr28.42
|
|
pay 10.5% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$2.64
kr28.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$5.47
kr58.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$7.09
kr76.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$3.54
kr38.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$5.56
kr59.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$1.28
kr13.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.99
kr10.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$1.26
kr13.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$1.66
kr17.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$0.92
kr9.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$1.02
kr10.92
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$7.56
kr81.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$69.76
kr750.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$32,415.05
kr348,662.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$21.33
kr229.42
|
|
pay 84.0% more for housing
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$50.38
kr541.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$954.57
kr10,267.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$754.37
kr8,114.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$157.28
kr1,691.73
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$315.96
kr3,398.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$4,907.04
kr52,781.14
|
|
pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$8.74
kr94.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$4.01
kr43.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$13.22
kr142.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$41.00
kr441.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$12.96
kr139.42
|
|
pay 39.0% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$78.39
kr843.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$42.70
kr459.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$99.39
kr1,069.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$127.08
kr1,366.85
|
|
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