Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.3 times more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 15.6% more for restaurants
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL59.23
|
$3.01
$4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL69.10
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.98
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.52
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.79
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.70
|
$5.73
$7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.78
|
$5.55
$7.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.37
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.94
|
$3.34
$4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.35
|
$1.79
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.27
|
$1.02
$1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.83
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.52
|
$2.17
$2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.96
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.58
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL89.66
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL272.21
|
$22.56
$30.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL284,568.96
|
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL57.40
|
$20.87
$28.43
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL169.58
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,057.16
|
$670.39
$913.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,781.34
|
$490.05
$667.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,489.31
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
|
pay 77.2% more for childcare
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL4,037.79
|
$208.21
$283.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,855.46
|
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL18.10
|
$2.35
$3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.54
|
$3.44
$4.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL38.27
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL446.59
|
$66.07
$90.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL80.43
|
$4.51
$6.15
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Moldova
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL758.89
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL548.59
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,382.44
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,581.66
|
$69.99
$95.36
|
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