Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 45.0% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
JMD937.72
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.88
JMD1,077.27
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD167.82
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD114.48
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 10.6% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
JMD331.60
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
JMD903.46
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.01
JMD2,036.42
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
JMD504.87
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
JMD461.17
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
JMD333.39
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
JMD175.81
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
JMD249.91
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
JMD154.56
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD148.17
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
JMD133.67
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
JMD780.51
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.46
JMD7,269.51
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,183.23
JMD6,600,891.13
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.92
JMD3,743.49
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.15
JMD6,752.70
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$450.88
JMD70,553.58
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.95
JMD49,596.90
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.33
JMD15,856.56
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.14
JMD36,325.02
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,119.17
JMD331,609.99
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 21.7% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.45
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
JMD384.92
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.05
JMD1,259.79
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.96
JMD6,096.99
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.42
JMD1,474.65
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 96.7% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.66
JMD4,640.61
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.10
JMD3,614.69
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.71
JMD9,499.65
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.45
JMD10,555.27
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
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