Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 14.8% more expensive than Lithuania overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.3% less in Brunei
- Groceries
-
pay 76.1% more in Brunei
- Transportation
-
pay 2.0% more in Brunei
- Housing
-
pay 71.8% more in Brunei
- Childcare
-
pay 22.0% less in Brunei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.1% more in Brunei
- Clothing
-
pay 3.0% more in Brunei
The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Brunei are more expensive than in Lithuania. Expenses including restaurants and childcare are lower in Brunei. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Brunei.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€10.90
|
$5.37
BND7.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.37
|
$5.27
BND7.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.92
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 76.1% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.49
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.33
|
$5.31
BND7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.70
|
$7.83
BND10.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
$2.44
BND3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$3.44
BND4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$1.75
BND2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.66
|
$1.71
BND2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.31
|
$2.17
BND2.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.32
|
$1.01
BND1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.39
|
$0.92
BND1.22
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$1.45
BND1.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€27.57
|
$22.57
BND30.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€32,335.08
|
$23,698.11
BND31,529.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€9.77
|
$25.61
BND34.08
|
|
pay 71.8% more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.46
|
$51.84
BND68.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€466.72
|
$666.46
BND886.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€319.79
|
$603.58
BND803.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€135.16
|
$41.62
BND55.37
|
|
pay 22.0% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€438.67
|
$127.91
BND170.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,022.23
|
$11,282.88
BND15,011.34
|
|
pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$2.35
BND3.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.66
|
$3.74
BND4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.74
|
$11.29
BND15.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€38.10
|
$67.77
BND90.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.55
|
$4.53
BND6.03
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€86.92
|
$59.09
BND78.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€34.48
|
$64.04
BND85.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€81.69
|
$103.31
BND137.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€130.04
|
$87.96
BND117.03
|
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