Cost of living comparison

 Brunei
compared to
 Ireland
Ireland vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 2.2 times more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 13.2% less in Ireland
Transportation
pay 3.2 times more in Ireland
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Ireland
Childcare
pay 4.2 times more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 70.7% more in Ireland
Clothing
pay 6.2% less in Ireland

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Ireland are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Ireland. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ireland.

Ireland vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ireland instead of Brunei, you would:

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Brunei
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.37
BND7.31
$17.71
€16.98
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.27
BND7.16
$9.75
€9.35
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BND1.13
$2.15
€2.06

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pay 13.2% less for groceries

 
Brunei
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
$2.15
BND2.92
$1.78
€1.71
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.31
BND7.22
$4.12
€3.95
Milk (1 gallon) $7.83
BND10.65
$5.05
€4.84

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

 
Brunei
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.45
BND1.97
$7.11
€6.82
Monthly public transit pass $22.57
BND30.70
$119.47
€114.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,698.11
BND32,236.16
$37,943.34
€36,386.03

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Brunei
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.84
BND70.52
$46.92
€44.99
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $666.46
BND906.58
$1,406.76
€1,349.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $603.58
BND821.04
$1,187.82
€1,139.07

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

 
Brunei
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $127.91
BND173.99
$996.31
€955.42
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,282.88
BND15,347.92
$6,771.62
€6,493.69

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pay 70.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brunei
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.35
BND3.20
$5.94
€5.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
BND5.08
$3.80
€3.65
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.29
BND15.35
$16.44
€15.77

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

 
Brunei
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.09
BND80.39
$77.94
€74.74
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$64.04
BND87.11
$37.83
€36.27
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.31
BND140.54
$85.63
€82.11

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025
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