Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 7.8% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Greece, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$5.37
BND7.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 58.1% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$5.31
BND7.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$7.83
BND10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.75
BND2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$2.17
BND2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$1.45
BND1.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$25.61
BND34.65
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$666.46
BND901.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$603.58
BND816.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$3.74
BND5.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$67.77
BND91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$4.53
BND6.13
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$87.96
BND118.98
|
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