Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 18.5% cheaper than Arkansas.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Arkansas, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.50
|
$4.70
BND6.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$5.86
BND7.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
|
$1.19
BND1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.80
BND1.08
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.02
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
|
$5.61
BND7.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$6.37
BND8.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.16
|
$3.39
BND4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.14
BND2.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.50
|
$22.25
BND30.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,168.47
|
$23,028.03
BND31,144.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.71
|
$25.22
BND34.11
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.71
|
$90.81
BND122.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.70
|
$494.89
BND669.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$925.50
|
$556.37
BND752.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$168.25
|
$39.28
BND53.12
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,088.01
|
$248.56
BND336.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,150.00
|
$10,354.39
BND14,003.89
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
|
$2.30
BND3.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
|
$10.20
BND13.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.62
|
$66.77
BND90.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.00
|
$4.83
BND6.53
|
|
pay 21.7% more for clothing
Arkansas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.82
|
$58.14
BND78.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.49
|
$60.50
BND81.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.98
|
$101.63
BND137.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.10
|
$108.84
BND147.20
|
|
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