Cost of living comparison
Finland is 65.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Finland instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$14.18
€13.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$2.58
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$3.70
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$4.27
€4.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$5.38
€5.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$7.64
€7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$60.52
€57.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$18.35
€17.48
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$734.49
€699.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$604.75
€575.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$291.42
€277.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$7.29
€6.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.21
€4.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$41.73
€39.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$15.60
€14.85
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Finland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$108.56
€103.37
|
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