Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 26.4% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 30.4% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.79
|
$4.70
BND6.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.52
|
$5.86
BND7.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.34
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.84
|
$5.61
BND7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.22
|
$6.37
BND8.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.77
|
$3.39
BND4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 7.6% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.37
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.25
|
$22.25
BND29.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€22,934.33
|
$23,028.03
BND30,476.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.65
|
$25.22
BND33.38
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.04
|
$90.81
BND120.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€326.83
|
$494.89
BND654.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€251.09
|
$556.37
BND736.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€171.52
|
$39.28
BND51.98
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€359.52
|
$248.56
BND328.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,229.86
|
$10,354.39
BND13,703.42
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.86
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.67
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.65
|
$10.20
BND13.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.34
|
$66.77
BND88.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.23
|
$4.83
BND6.39
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€72.87
|
$58.14
BND76.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.41
|
$60.50
BND80.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€78.42
|
$101.63
BND134.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€113.67
|
$108.84
BND144.04
|
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