Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 2.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 17.9% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 53.6% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 50.7% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 37.3% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 90.2% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 27.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
|
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