Cost of living comparison
Romania is 18.0% more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.8% more in Romania
- Groceries
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pay 42.2% less in Romania
- Transportation
-
pay 53.2% more in Romania
- Housing
-
pay 6.7% less in Romania
- Childcare
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pay 86.4% more in Romania
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% less in Romania
- Clothing
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pay 22.2% less in Romania
The cost of childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Romania are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in Romania. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Romania.
If you lived in Romania instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.18
|
$8.56
RON38.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.04
|
$6.33
RON28.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$1.72
RON7.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.43
RON6.49
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.87
|
$1.08
RON4.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.09
|
$3.79
RON17.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.46
|
$5.46
RON24.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.26
|
$2.83
RON12.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.60
|
$2.70
RON12.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.33
|
$0.47
RON2.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.37
|
$0.66
RON2.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$0.65
RON2.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.90
|
$0.85
RON3.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
$0.38
RON1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.22
|
$0.41
RON1.86
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.94
|
$5.64
RON25.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.16
|
$20.73
RON94.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,661.65
|
$25,159.13
RON114,320.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.22
|
$6.39
RON29.06
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.26
|
$8.45
RON38.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND890.42
|
$363.94
RON1,653.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND806.40
|
$266.85
RON1,212.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.60
|
$107.36
RON487.85
|
|
pay 86.4% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND170.89
|
$405.62
RON1,843.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,074.39
|
$6,284.14
RON28,554.49
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.14
|
$2.01
RON9.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.99
|
$2.20
RON10.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.08
|
$5.30
RON24.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND90.54
|
$37.40
RON169.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.05
|
$6.19
RON28.12
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND78.95
|
$57.67
RON262.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND85.56
|
$34.90
RON158.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.03
|
$69.76
RON316.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND117.52
|
$80.53
RON365.92
|
|
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