Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 14.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Brunei instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 90.9% more for housing
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 40.5% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 35.7% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
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