Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 3.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
|
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