Cost of living comparison
Poland is 22.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Poland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 57.6% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.14
|
$8.74
PLN33.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.66
|
$7.35
PLN28.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.55
|
$1.72
PLN6.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.04
|
$1.39
PLN5.37
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.70
|
$1.17
PLN4.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.32
|
$4.22
PLN16.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.32
|
$3.59
PLN13.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
$2.85
PLN11.03
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.43
|
$2.73
PLN10.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.25
|
$0.43
PLN1.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.49
|
$0.70
PLN2.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.20
|
$0.75
PLN2.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.80
|
$1.12
PLN4.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.30
|
$0.35
PLN1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.18
|
$0.51
PLN1.96
|
|
pay 95.8% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.69
|
$6.32
PLN24.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.05
|
$29.45
PLN113.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,070.83
|
$30,312.40
PLN117,169.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.93
|
$7.94
PLN30.70
|
|
pay 76.2% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND118.58
|
$14.69
PLN56.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND646.24
|
$591.18
PLN2,285.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND726.53
|
$480.23
PLN1,856.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.29
|
$189.71
PLN733.30
|
|
pay 9.4% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND324.58
|
$301.71
PLN1,166.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,521.14
|
$6,191.48
PLN23,932.56
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.00
|
$3.18
PLN12.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.90
|
$3.01
PLN11.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.32
|
$4.63
PLN17.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND87.19
|
$31.65
PLN122.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.30
|
$6.64
PLN25.66
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.92
|
$76.35
PLN295.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND79.00
|
$37.00
PLN143.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.72
|
$81.47
PLN314.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND142.13
|
$91.91
PLN355.28
|
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