Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 19.5% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Austria, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$4.70
BND6.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$5.86
BND7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 8.4% more for groceries
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$5.61
BND7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.37
BND8.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$3.39
BND4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.63
|
$22.25
BND29.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,967.63
|
$23,028.03
BND30,450.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.11
|
$25.22
BND33.35
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.40
|
$90.81
BND120.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.41
|
$494.89
BND654.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€630.24
|
$556.37
BND735.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.40
|
$39.28
BND51.94
|
|
pay 37.3% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.80
|
$248.56
BND328.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,137.54
|
$10,354.39
BND13,691.99
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$10.20
BND13.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.77
|
$66.77
BND88.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.67
|
$4.83
BND6.38
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Austria
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.30
|
$58.14
BND76.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.62
|
$60.50
BND80.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.92
|
$101.63
BND134.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.24
|
$108.84
BND143.92
|
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