Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 23.4% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 68.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.85
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.63
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.80
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.22
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 22.6% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.56
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.42
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.30
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,411.91
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.66
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 37.1% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,227.54
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,001.59
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.78
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,550.15
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,618.34
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.28
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.97
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.13
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.28
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.31
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.43
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.87
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
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