Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 7.0% more expensive than Macau.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Macau, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.06
MOP48.69
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
MOP5.26
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MOP4.29
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.60
MOP20.89
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.18
MOP73.76
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.55
MOP60.70
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
MOP20.76
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
MOP26.20
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.78
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
MOP13.85
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
MOP8.81
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
MOP13.09
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
MOP11.82
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
MOP51.05
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.91
MOP119.86
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,603.87
MOP205,751.69
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.30
MOP98.88
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 14.1% more for housing
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
MOP248.99
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,142.96
MOP9,184.75
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.48
MOP8,192.49
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.03
MOP482.37
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$714.67
MOP5,743.07
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,325.49
MOP99,047.13
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.54
MOP36.46
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
MOP35.75
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
MOP49.94
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$99.43
MOP799.04
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.86
MOP111.37
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 56.5% more for clothing
Macau
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.69
MOP399.27
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.76
MOP247.20
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.49
MOP470.06
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.72
MOP632.57
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
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