Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 35.9% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$4.70
BND6.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 8.8% more for groceries
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$5.61
BND7.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.37
BND8.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$3.39
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.72
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.91
BND2.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.69
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$22.25
BND29.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$25.22
BND33.99
|
|
pay 69.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$494.89
BND666.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$556.37
BND749.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$248.56
BND334.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
|
pay 19.0% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$3.75
BND5.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$66.77
BND89.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.83
BND6.50
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$108.84
BND146.67
|
|
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