Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 14.1% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 7.1% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.56
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.58
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.57
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.32
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.57
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.27
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 56.1% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND666.90
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND749.76
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND334.96
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.06
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND89.98
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.67
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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