Cost of living comparison
Poland is 9.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Poland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$6.88
zł27.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$5.95
zł24.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.30
zł5.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.94
zł3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$3.34
zł13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$2.82
zł11.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$2.49
zł10.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$2.20
zł8.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$0.38
zł1.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.55
zł2.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.63
zł2.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$1.15
zł4.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.29
zł1.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.37
zł1.50
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$5.68
zł22.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$23.91
zł96.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$19,787.24
zł80,039.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$6.31
zł25.54
|
|
pay 31.5% more for housing
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$12.94
zł52.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$480.05
zł1,941.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$406.85
zł1,645.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$148.56
zł600.92
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$228.50
zł924.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$4,467.72
zł18,071.84
|
|
pay 23.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$2.34
zł9.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$2.45
zł9.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$4.13
zł16.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$27.45
zł111.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$5.63
zł22.76
|
|
pay 3.9% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$64.65
zł261.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$30.33
zł122.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$66.37
zł268.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$75.24
zł304.33
|
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