Cost of living comparison
Niger is 16.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Niger instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 17.7% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
$4.98
F CFA3,001
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
$9.96
F CFA6,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.39
F CFA838
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.62
F CFA375
|
|
pay 25.7% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
$0.52
F CFA313
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.56
|
$8.30
F CFA5,002
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.58
|
$8.67
F CFA5,226
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
$2.30
F CFA1,386
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.57
|
$3.36
F CFA2,023
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.32
|
$1.69
F CFA1,021
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.57
|
$0.60
F CFA363
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.27
|
$1.07
F CFA647
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$0.73
F CFA442
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.56
F CFA340
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.26
F CFA159
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$3.51
F CFA2,113
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$12.45
F CFA7,504
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
$19,912.70
F CFA12,005,825
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$3.82
F CFA2,301
|
|
pay 80.8% more for housing
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND666.90
|
$808.95
F CFA487,737
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND749.76
|
$370.90
F CFA223,625
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
$173.40
F CFA104,546
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND334.96
|
$940.32
F CFA566,942
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
$4,563.33
F CFA2,751,335
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$1.24
F CFA750
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.06
|
$3.04
F CFA1,834
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
$2.49
F CFA1,501
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND89.98
|
$55.31
F CFA33,350
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
$4.15
F CFA2,501
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Niger
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
$47.02
F CFA28,347
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.67
|
$41.48
F CFA25,012
|
|
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