Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 47.4% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 38.0% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$0.83
BND1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$5.31
BND7.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$7.83
BND10.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 41.0% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$22.57
BND30.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$25.61
BND34.44
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$666.46
BND896.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$603.58
BND811.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$127.91
BND171.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
|
pay 99.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$2.35
BND3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$67.77
BND91.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$4.53
BND6.09
|
|
pay 15.4% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$87.96
BND118.27
|
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