Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 64.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 0.9% more for restaurants
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 12.0% more for childcare
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
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