Cost of living comparison
Austria is 94.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Austria instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.27
|
$15.38
€14.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$10.63
€10.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$3.11
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$2.40
€2.30
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
$2.51
€2.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.18
|
$8.15
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.59
|
$5.62
€5.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$4.05
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$6.06
€5.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.36
|
$1.15
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.94
|
$1.88
€1.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.87
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.80
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.96
|
$6.30
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$48.89
€46.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
$26,790.93
€25,686.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.65
|
$20.20
€19.37
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
$36.05
€34.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND901.50
|
$834.31
€799.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND816.44
|
$704.76
€675.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
$275.88
€264.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$436.40
€418.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
$14,173.71
€13,589.37
|
|
pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$4.65
€4.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.06
|
$3.63
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.67
|
$45.89
€44.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.13
|
$12.58
€12.06
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
$85.11
€81.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
$43.90
€42.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
$88.16
€84.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.98
|
$118.74
€113.84
|
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