Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.2 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 37.9% more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 92.5% more for housing
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 81.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
|
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