Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 3.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 75.0% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 76.2% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
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