Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 23.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,647
|
$4.70
BND6.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,231
|
$5.86
BND7.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK367
|
$1.19
BND1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK265
|
$0.80
BND1.03
|
|
pay 6.2% more for groceries
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK428
|
$2.07
BND2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK911
|
$5.61
BND7.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK851
|
$6.37
BND8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK818
|
$2.40
BND3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,031
|
$3.39
BND4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK153
|
$1.72
BND2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK137
|
$1.91
BND2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK157
|
$1.69
BND2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK232
|
$2.14
BND2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK153
|
$0.99
BND1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK92
|
$0.90
BND1.17
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,142
|
$1.30
BND1.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,265
|
$22.25
BND28.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,387,695
|
$23,028.03
BND29,880.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,151
|
$25.22
BND32.73
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,103
|
$90.81
BND117.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK206,059
|
$494.89
BND642.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK179,814
|
$556.37
BND721.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,088
|
$39.28
BND50.97
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK34,589
|
$248.56
BND322.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK813,122
|
$10,354.39
BND13,435.60
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,272
|
$2.30
BND2.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK626
|
$3.75
BND4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,522
|
$10.20
BND13.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,140
|
$66.77
BND86.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,891
|
$4.83
BND6.26
|
|
pay 27.9% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,683
|
$58.14
BND75.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,103
|
$60.50
BND78.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK19,934
|
$101.63
BND131.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK22,959
|
$108.84
BND141.23
|
|
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