Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 31.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Poland, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.29
|
$5.37
BND7.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.63
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.11
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.86
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 97.4% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.84
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.60
|
$5.31
BND7.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.64
|
$7.83
BND10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.97
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.02
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$1.75
BND2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.92
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.09
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.44
|
$2.17
BND2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.81
|
$1.45
BND1.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.80
|
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,076.86
|
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.63
|
$25.61
BND34.65
|
|
pay 54.8% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.88
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,460.47
|
$666.46
BND901.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,954.86
|
$603.58
BND816.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN752.13
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,299.97
|
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,570.00
|
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
|
pay 44.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.76
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.44
|
$3.74
BND5.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.58
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.94
|
$67.77
BND91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.44
|
$4.53
BND6.13
|
|
pay 23.1% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.13
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.10
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.01
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN356.51
|
$87.96
BND118.98
|
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