Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 13.3% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
€9.80
|
$5.37
BND7.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.08
€6.78
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
€1.31
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 72.0% more for groceries
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.30
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$5.31
BND7.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.66
€4.46
|
$7.83
BND10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.61
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
€2.93
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.56
|
$1.75
BND2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.74
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€1.00
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.33
|
$2.17
BND2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.37
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
€0.36
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 13.4% more for transportation
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.76
€6.48
|
$1.45
BND1.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.41
€37.78
|
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,606.21
€24,550.54
|
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.07
€8.70
|
$25.61
BND34.65
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.22
€16.51
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$467.65
€448.37
|
$666.46
BND901.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$322.68
€309.38
|
$603.58
BND816.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.83
€188.72
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$427.69
€410.06
|
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,383.30
€12,831.55
|
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.87
€3.71
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.94
|
$3.74
BND5.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.74
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.71
€40.95
|
$67.77
BND91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
€9.59
|
$4.53
BND6.13
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Latvia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.51
€73.35
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.17
€41.39
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
€80.94
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.68
€115.70
|
$87.96
BND118.98
|
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