Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 61.1% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 19.5% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 32.1% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 95.0% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
|
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