Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 34.2% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.2% less in Brunei
- Groceries
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pay 7.7% less in Brunei
- Transportation
-
pay 45.3% less in Brunei
- Housing
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pay 29.5% less in Brunei
- Childcare
-
pay 56.1% less in Brunei
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 15.9% less in Brunei
- Clothing
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pay 13.5% less in Brunei
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Brunei.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Paris, you would:
pay 71.2% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$5.37
BND7.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
$5.27
BND6.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.60
|
$0.83
BND1.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.60
|
$0.60
BND0.79
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
$2.15
BND2.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.88
|
$5.31
BND6.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$7.83
BND10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
$2.44
BND3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$3.44
BND4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$1.75
BND2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.02
BND1.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.71
BND2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.56
|
$2.17
BND2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$1.01
BND1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.92
BND1.20
|
|
pay 45.3% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.73
|
$1.45
BND1.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.43
|
$22.57
BND29.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,743.93
|
$23,698.11
BND31,093.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.84
|
$25.61
BND33.61
|
|
pay 29.5% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.59
|
$51.84
BND68.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,202.25
|
$666.46
BND874.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€929.77
|
$603.58
BND791.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€165.64
|
$41.62
BND54.60
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€665.00
|
$127.91
BND167.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,018.55
|
$11,282.88
BND14,803.94
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$2.35
BND3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.79
|
$3.74
BND4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$11.29
BND14.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.08
|
$67.77
BND88.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$4.53
BND5.94
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.28
|
$59.09
BND77.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€40.95
|
$64.04
BND84.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.08
|
$103.31
BND135.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.00
|
$87.96
BND115.41
|
|
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