Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 22.5% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
$4.62
COP17,585.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
$6.70
COP25,517.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$0.81
COP3,067.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.63
COP2,409.04
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
$1.38
COP5,260.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.56
|
$2.35
COP8,964.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.58
|
$4.16
COP15,830.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
$2.15
COP8,193.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.57
|
$2.31
COP8,798.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.32
|
$1.13
COP4,296.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.57
|
$0.46
COP1,760.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.27
|
$0.57
COP2,172.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$0.54
COP2,051.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.54
COP2,058.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.49
COP1,871.69
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.34
COP12,702.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$35.05
COP133,426.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
$19,262.76
COP73,336,549.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$15.84
COP60,314.27
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
$24.33
COP92,641.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND666.90
|
$281.86
COP1,073,106.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND749.76
|
$220.38
COP839,016.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
$72.51
COP276,069.19
|
|
pay 40.8% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND334.96
|
$184.82
COP703,643.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
$4,560.16
COP17,361,306.26
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$1.16
COP4,428.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.06
|
$1.50
COP5,720.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
$2.30
COP8,768.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND89.98
|
$23.55
COP89,669.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
$4.00
COP15,238.29
|
|
pay 24.1% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
$55.27
COP210,417.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
$38.92
COP148,182.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
$80.53
COP306,606.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.67
|
$70.84
COP269,705.35
|
|
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