Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 75.1% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 61.8% more for housing
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 99.7% more for childcare
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 76.0% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
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