Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 8.9% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 49.2% less for restaurants
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.27
VUV1,338
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.62
VUV1,142
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV258
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
VUV207
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.02
VUV953
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
VUV644
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
VUV109
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
VUV268
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
VUV871
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,080.96
VUV128,333
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,339.71
VUV159,053
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 9.2% more for childcare
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$447.82
VUV53,167
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,356.59
VUV754,667
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 24.6% less for entertainment and sports
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
VUV549
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.11
VUV607
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.17
VUV7,500
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 32.8% more for clothing
Vanuatu
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
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