Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.7 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
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Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.14
|
$18.85
€17.58
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
$12.97
€12.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.10
|
$3.11
€2.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.80
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
$3.15
€2.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.05
|
$9.88
€9.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.40
|
$4.86
€4.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.24
|
$4.25
€3.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.57
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.32
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.36
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.27
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.89
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
$0.99
€0.92
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.22
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.93
|
$6.37
€5.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.00
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,498.03
|
$26,949.84
€25,143.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.04
|
$34.01
€31.73
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND68.90
|
$54.60
€50.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND885.82
|
$1,768.97
€1,650.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND802.24
|
$1,639.77
€1,529.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.31
|
$211.55
€197.37
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND170.01
|
$1,523.51
€1,421.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND14,996.50
|
$15,004.68
€13,998.86
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.13
|
$5.20
€4.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.97
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.00
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND90.07
|
$33.59
€31.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.02
|
$13.93
€13.00
|
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pay 10.4% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Luxembourg
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND78.55
|
$81.75
€76.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND85.11
|
$41.83
€39.03
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND137.32
|
$96.18
€89.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND116.91
|
$127.67
€119.11
|
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