Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.6 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 7.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$36.21
€34.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$11.32
€10.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$5.61
€5.34
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$8.77
€8.35
|
|
pay 90.0% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$5.69
€5.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$11.39
€10.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$8.62
€8.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$5.55
€5.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$8.45
€8.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$2.57
€2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$2.47
€2.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$2.92
€2.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$2.02
€1.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$8.68
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$29.74
€28.32
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$49,160.43
€46,810.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$21.44
€20.41
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$110.93
€105.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$9,401.30
€8,951.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$6,591.34
€6,276.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$292.40
€278.42
|
|
pay 12.1 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$2,759.79
€2,627.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$29,406.50
€28,000.87
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$9.11
€8.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$6.29
€5.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$12.06
€11.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$512.44
€487.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$15.00
€14.29
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$194.39
€185.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$75.16
€71.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$203.37
€193.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$446.93
€425.56
|
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