Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 34.3% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$3.01
₺97.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$3.65
₺118.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.62
₺20.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.22
₺7.08
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.39
₺12.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$2.61
₺84.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$3.07
₺99.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.40
₺45.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$1.59
₺51.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$0.30
₺9.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.52
₺16.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.31
₺9.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.42
₺13.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.22
₺7.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.19
₺6.30
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$4.34
₺140.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$15.27
₺496.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$34,350.89
₺1,115,909.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$4.33
₺140.50
|
|
pay 52.3% less for housing
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$8.38
₺272.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$218.27
₺7,090.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$144.02
₺4,678.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$49.50
₺1,608.02
|
|
pay 42.1% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$165.99
₺5,392.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$3,471.33
₺112,768.20
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.90
₺61.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.55
₺50.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$1.64
₺53.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$20.05
₺651.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$2.50
₺81.19
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$29.99
₺974.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$25.86
₺840.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$62.92
₺2,044.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$42.57
₺1,382.78
|
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