Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 60.0% more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,040
|
$3.01
BND4.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.27
F CFA1,379
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
F CFA749
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
F CFA885
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 93.4% more for groceries
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA358
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
F CFA3,861
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
F CFA1,938
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.91
F CFA1,774
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA289
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
F CFA694
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
F CFA220
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
F CFA231
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
F CFA2,821
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,924.67
BND31,004.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.12
F CFA4,335
|
$20.87
BND28.22
|
|
pay 51.6% more for housing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$79.08
BND106.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$445.17
F CFA270,912
|
$670.39
BND906.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
F CFA140,758
|
$490.05
BND662.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.32
F CFA27,579
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,629.17
BND13,023.06
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
F CFA562
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
F CFA1,275
|
$3.44
BND4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$9.40
BND12.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$66.07
BND89.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Guinea-Bissau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.19
F CFA56,101
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.66
F CFA35,701
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.81
F CFA51,001
|
$107.85
BND145.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.95
F CFA66,301
|
$69.99
BND94.66
|
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