Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 44.9% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 36.0% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,658.90
|
$3.01
$4.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,067.43
|
$5.11
$6.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft425.43
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft349.20
|
$0.60
$0.80
|
|
pay 77.9% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft408.33
|
$1.68
$2.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,829.28
|
$5.73
$7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,253.85
|
$5.55
$7.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft821.35
|
$2.35
$3.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft780.89
|
$3.34
$4.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft230.30
|
$1.79
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft234.66
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft249.64
|
$1.71
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft500.89
|
$2.17
$2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft160.20
|
$0.94
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft159.71
|
$1.00
$1.33
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft1,976.29
|
$1.41
$1.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,698.35
|
$22.56
$30.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft7,914,529.08
|
$22,924.67
$30,651.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,739.14
|
$20.87
$27.90
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft4,926.75
|
$79.08
$105.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft128,789.89
|
$670.39
$896.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft101,240.06
|
$490.05
$655.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft39,921.37
|
$41.83
$55.93
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft78,805.66
|
$208.21
$278.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,650,182.33
|
$9,629.17
$12,874.91
|
|
pay 55.0% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft569.98
|
$2.35
$3.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft616.48
|
$3.44
$4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,032.32
|
$9.40
$12.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,311.16
|
$66.07
$88.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,066.91
|
$4.51
$6.03
|
|
pay 13.4% more for clothing
Hungary
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft20,895.38
|
$60.00
$80.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,556.71
|
$28.17
$37.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,170.53
|
$107.85
$144.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft26,645.58
|
$69.99
$93.59
|
|
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