Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 12.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Finland, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 24.9% more for groceries
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$5.73
$7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$3.34
$4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.79
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$2.17
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 41.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 39.1% more for housing
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$670.39
$913.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$490.05
$667.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
|
pay 22.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$2.35
$3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$66.07
$90.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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