Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 75.5% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 37.4% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 68.3% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 51.6% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
|
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