Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Poland

Poland vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 15.1% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.7% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 38.5% less in Poland
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Poland
Housing: pay 6.5% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 15.5% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.6% less in Poland
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Poland

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Poland are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Poland. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Poland.

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Poland vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Poland instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 65.7% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$10.02 PLN38.91	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$8.33 PLN32.36	+20.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.06 PLN7.99	+122.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.69 PLN6.55	+227.2%
Average			+65.7%

Brunei vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.5% less for groceries

	Brunei	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$1.26 PLN4.91	-39.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$4.34 PLN16.87	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$3.75 PLN14.56	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$3.32 PLN12.89	+41.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$2.84 PLN11.04	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$0.51 PLN1.99	-71.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.72 PLN2.79	-27.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$0.77 PLN3.00	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.22 PLN4.76	+6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.38 PLN1.49	-50.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.45 PLN1.76	-59.0%
Average			-38.5%

Brunei vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$6.15 PLN23.90	+318.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$30.85 PLN119.83	+3849.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$30,440.20 PLN118K	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$8.65 PLN33.58	-71.6%
Average			+243.6%

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pay 6.5% more for housing

	Brunei	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$16.87 PLN65.54	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$635.08 PLN2,467.09	-13.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$525.98 PLN2,043.28	-16.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$213.80 PLN830.55	+457.0%
Average			+6.5%

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pay 15.5% more for childcare

	Brunei	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$375.24 PLN1,457.68	+73.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$7,342.23 PLN28,522.48	-22.9%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.44 PLN13.36	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.38 PLN13.13	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$5.25 PLN20.38	-55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$36.23 PLN140.74	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$7.22 PLN28.04	+32.0%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Brunei	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$81.02 PLN314.75	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$36.65 PLN142.38	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$85.93 PLN333.81	-32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$95.22 PLN369.91	+31.8%
Average			-22.9%

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