Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 53.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Romania, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
RON40.53
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
RON29.96
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
RON8.12
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
RON6.76
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
RON5.10
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
RON17.95
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
RON25.85
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.83
RON13.39
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
RON12.79
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.24
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
RON3.11
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
RON3.06
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
RON4.02
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RON1.78
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.94
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 57.3% more for transportation
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
RON26.73
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.73
RON98.16
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,159.13
RON119,143.58
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.39
RON30.28
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.45
RON40.01
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.94
RON1,723.47
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.85
RON1,263.70
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.36
RON508.44
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 5.5% more for childcare
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.62
RON1,920.84
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,284.14
RON29,759.16
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.01
RON9.54
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
RON10.43
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
RON25.09
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.40
RON177.12
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
RON29.31
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 35.8% more for clothing
|
Romania
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.67
RON273.10
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.90
RON165.27
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.76
RON330.34
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.53
RON381.36
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
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