Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 7.4% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Malta, you would:
pay 58.6% less for restaurants
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.58
€14.93
|
$5.37
BND7.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.43
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
€2.07
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.48
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
€1.15
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
€4.21
|
$5.31
BND7.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.30
|
$7.83
BND10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.20
€3.07
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
€3.42
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.23
|
$1.75
BND2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.81
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.97
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.27
|
$2.17
BND2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.75
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€5.19
|
$1.45
BND1.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.63
€22.66
|
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,001.46
€24,929.50
|
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.45
€27.28
|
$25.61
BND34.65
|
|
pay 6.9% less for housing
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.01
€29.73
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$947.36
€908.30
|
$666.46
BND901.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$804.74
€771.57
|
$603.58
BND816.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.35
€66.49
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
|
pay 23.9% less for childcare
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$587.45
€563.23
|
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,655.79
€8,298.93
|
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.44
€3.30
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
€2.29
|
$3.74
BND5.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.68
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.85
€54.51
|
$67.77
BND91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.86
€9.45
|
$4.53
BND6.13
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Malta
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
€34.99
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.33
€84.69
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.58
€95.48
|
$87.96
BND118.98
|
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