Cost of living comparison
Romania is 6.6% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Romania instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.06
|
$6.92
RON31.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$1.30
RON5.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.20
RON5.55
|
|
pay 46.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
$3.06
RON14.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$4.98
RON23.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.52
|
$2.23
RON10.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.59
RON2.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.58
RON2.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.93
|
$0.87
RON4.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.27
|
$0.29
RON1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.31
RON1.43
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.91
|
$6.47
RON29.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.49
|
$18.36
RON84.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.20
|
$5.47
RON25.27
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND906.04
|
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND662.31
|
$212.37
RON981.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.40
|
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
|
pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.58
RON7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$1.81
RON8.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.30
|
$35.37
RON163.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$6.08
RON28.11
|
|
pay 4.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.60
|
$77.90
RON359.97
|
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