Cost of living comparison

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Romania vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Romania is 31.5% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Romania
Groceries: pay 37.4% less in Romania
Transportation: pay 79.6% more in Romania
Housing: pay 4.8% less in Romania
Childcare: pay 99.7% more in Romania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% less in Romania
Clothing: pay 20.2% less in Romania

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

Romania vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Romania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$10.04 RON43.55	+173.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.86	$7.48 RON32.42	+8.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.94 RON8.41	+99.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$1.61 RON7.00	+191.2%
Average			+118.1%

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pay 37.4% less for groceries

	Brunei	Romania
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.70	$1.18 RON5.12	-43.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.38	$4.01 RON17.40	-38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.82	$5.61 RON24.32	-17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.14	$3.05 RON13.20	+25.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.12	$2.90 RON12.58	-9.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.23	$0.51 RON2.20	-70.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.70 RON3.02	-29.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND1.99	$0.70 RON3.05	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.51	$0.93 RON4.03	-52.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.39 RON1.70	-62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.30	$0.42 RON1.80	-58.8%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 79.6% more for transportation

	Brunei	Romania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.84	$6.02 RON26.11	+322.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.52 RON101.96
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,439.68	$27,339.27 RON118,526.69	-10.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.95	$7.08 RON30.69	-73.1%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 4.8% less for housing

	Brunei	Romania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.88	$9.24 RON40.06	-86.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND938.60	$390.19 RON1,691.64	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND790.40	$289.13 RON1,253.48	-52.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.45	$116.41 RON504.68	+166.2%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 99.7% more for childcare

	Brunei	Romania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.16	$526.34 RON2,281.88	+236.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,019.51	$7,853.44 RON34,047.79	-36.7%
Average			+99.7%

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Romania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$2.34 RON10.17	+21.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.29	$2.50 RON10.85	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND14.97	$5.88 RON25.49	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND82.80	$42.19 RON182.93	-34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.99	$6.90 RON29.93	+27.5%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 20.2% less for clothing

	Brunei	Romania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND124.83	$66.67 RON289.04	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND108.70	$38.50 RON166.91	-54.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND153.42	$78.13 RON338.72	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.38	$88.57 RON384.00	+38.8%
Average			-20.2%

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