Cost of living comparison
compared to
Brunei vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary
Brunei is 35.0% cheaper than Finland overall.
Brunei vs. Finland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Brunei instead of Finland, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.96
€14.25
|
$5.86
BND7.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.89
€10.62
|
$6.92
BND8.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.50
|
$0.92
BND1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.95
|
$0.52
BND0.66
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.9% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
€2.28
|
$2.10
BND2.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
€3.73
|
$7.08
BND9.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.89
€4.37
|
$7.05
BND8.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€2.89
|
$2.35
BND3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.94
€5.30
|
$3.23
BND4.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.79
BND2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.82
|
$0.99
BND1.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.95
|
$1.78
BND2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.56
|
$1.15
BND1.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.50
|
$0.77
BND0.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.11
BND1.41
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries
pay 81.2% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.37
€7.47
|
$1.47
BND1.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.28
€61.86
|
$0.78
BND1.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,392.23
€31,601.61
|
$37,115.17
BND47,357.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.22
€17.16
|
$30.47
BND38.88
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
€20.95
|
$65.11
BND83.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.17
€725.19
|
$731.42
BND933.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$648.17
€578.75
|
$627.34
BND800.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.50
€100.45
|
$38.39
BND48.98
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of housing
pay 32.8% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.69
€306.88
|
$216.82
BND276.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,310.70
€11,885.08
|
$9,524.22
BND12,152.63
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of childcare
pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.25
|
$1.95
BND2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
€4.20
|
$4.22
BND5.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.52
€11.18
|
$11.72
BND14.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
€38.98
|
$71.62
BND91.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.16
€15.32
|
$5.47
BND6.98
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.8% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.56
€81.76
|
$76.18
BND97.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
€36.04
|
$97.53
BND124.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.65
€87.19
|
$128.15
BND163.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$146.74
€131.03
|
$72.27
BND92.22
|
|
Finland vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing
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