Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 70.9% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 29.6% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD581
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD713
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 44.2% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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