Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 47.3% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$10.47
kr113.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$1.80
kr19.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$1.63
kr17.70
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.82
|
$4.47
kr48.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$4.74
kr51.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.56
|
$4.05
kr44.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.44
|
$1.20
kr13.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$1.00
kr10.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$1.15
kr12.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.96
|
$1.57
kr17.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.60
kr6.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.60
kr6.52
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$7.21
kr78.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
$69.67
kr758.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$22.12
kr240.92
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$914.73
|
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$668.66
|
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
|
pay 52.3% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.21
|
$6.47
kr70.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$3.66
kr39.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.15
|
$36.95
kr402.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$12.40
kr135.03
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
|
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