Cost of living comparison
Romania is 18.0% more expensive than Brunei.
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
BND7.14
|
$8.56
RON39.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
$6.33
RON29.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.10
|
$1.72
RON7.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.80
|
$1.43
RON6.63
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
$1.08
RON5.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.05
|
$3.79
RON17.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.40
|
$5.46
RON25.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.24
|
$2.83
RON13.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.57
|
$2.70
RON12.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.32
|
$0.47
RON2.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.36
|
$0.66
RON3.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.27
|
$0.65
RON3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.89
|
$0.85
RON3.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
$0.38
RON1.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.22
|
$0.41
RON1.90
|
|
pay 53.2% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.93
|
$5.64
RON26.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.00
|
$20.73
RON96.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,498.03
|
$25,159.13
RON116,781.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.04
|
$6.39
RON29.68
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND68.90
|
$8.45
RON39.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND885.82
|
$363.94
RON1,689.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND802.24
|
$266.85
RON1,238.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.31
|
$107.36
RON498.36
|
|
pay 86.4% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND170.01
|
$405.62
RON1,882.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND14,996.50
|
$6,284.14
RON29,169.08
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.13
|
$2.01
RON9.35
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND4.97
|
$2.20
RON10.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.00
|
$5.30
RON24.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND90.07
|
$37.40
RON173.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.02
|
$6.19
RON28.73
|
|
pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Romania
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND78.55
|
$57.67
RON267.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND85.11
|
$34.90
RON162.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND137.32
|
$69.76
RON323.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND116.91
|
$80.53
RON373.80
|
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