Cost of living comparison
Albania is 10.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Albania instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 55.7% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$8.37
ALL782
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.66
ALL155
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$5.29
ALL494
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$7.20
ALL673
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$7.81
ALL730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
|
pay 18.5% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
|
pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.60
ALL243
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$1.77
ALL166
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$7.64
ALL714
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
|
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