Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 41.0% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Poland, you would:
pay 35.0% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.36
|
$4.70
BND6.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.90
|
$5.86
BND7.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.76
|
$1.19
BND1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.46
|
$0.80
BND1.03
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.59
|
$2.07
BND2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.59
|
$5.61
BND7.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.10
|
$6.37
BND8.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.22
|
$2.40
BND3.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.73
|
$3.39
BND4.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$1.72
BND2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.74
|
$1.91
BND2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.94
|
$1.69
BND2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.41
|
$2.14
BND2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.38
|
$0.99
BND1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.99
|
$0.90
BND1.17
|
|
pay 22.4% more for transportation
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.84
|
$1.30
BND1.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.80
|
$22.25
BND28.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN119,182.03
|
$23,028.03
BND29,880.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.23
|
$25.22
BND32.73
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.76
|
$90.81
BND117.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,324.40
|
$494.89
BND642.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,888.15
|
$556.37
BND721.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN745.90
|
$39.28
BND50.97
|
|
pay 24.8% more for childcare
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,186.24
|
$248.56
BND322.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,343.62
|
$10,354.39
BND13,435.60
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.50
|
$2.30
BND2.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.82
|
$3.75
BND4.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.21
|
$10.20
BND13.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.43
|
$66.77
BND86.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.10
|
$4.83
BND6.26
|
|
pay 20.7% more for clothing
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN300.20
|
$58.14
BND75.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN145.49
|
$60.50
BND78.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN320.31
|
$101.63
BND131.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN361.38
|
$108.84
BND141.23
|
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