Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 9.7% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Spain, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$4.70
BND6.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$5.86
BND7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$5.61
BND7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$6.37
BND8.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.00
|
$3.39
BND4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 18.4% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.60
|
$22.25
BND29.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
$23,028.03
BND30,450.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.23
|
$25.22
BND33.35
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
$90.81
BND120.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.81
|
$494.89
BND654.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.80
|
$556.37
BND735.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
$39.28
BND51.94
|
|
pay 2.5% more for childcare
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.49
|
$248.56
BND328.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
$10,354.39
BND13,691.99
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$10.20
BND13.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.57
|
$66.77
BND88.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$4.83
BND6.38
|
|
pay 31.4% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
$58.14
BND76.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
$60.50
BND80.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
$101.63
BND134.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.57
|
$108.84
BND143.92
|
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