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Brunei vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 9.0% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 22.5% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 63.9% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 6.5% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 1.2% less in Brunei
Childcare: pay 7.3% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Brunei
Clothing: pay 36.0% more in Brunei

The cost of groceries, clothing, and childcare in Brunei are more expensive than in Bahrain. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing are lower in Brunei.

Brunei vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of Bahrain, you would:

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pay 22.5% less for restaurants

	Bahrain	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.710	$3.68 BND4.76	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.980	$6.87 BND8.90	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$0.97 BND1.26	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$0.55 BND0.72	-9.3%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 63.9% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$2.09 BND2.71	+73.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$6.49 BND8.41	+58.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.220	$6.83 BND8.85	+15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.890	$2.44 BND3.15	+3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.100	$3.19 BND4.14	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.73 BND2.24	+44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$0.98 BND1.27	+3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$1.54 BND1.99	+59.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$1.94 BND2.52	+177.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$1.05 BND1.36	+162.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$1.01 BND1.31	+95.3%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 6.5% less for transportation

	Bahrain	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$1.43 BND1.85	-13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.570	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	$30,557.48 BND39,584.49	-5.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.980	$26.30 BND34.07	-0.8%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 1.2% less for housing

	Bahrain	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.340	$68.09 BND88.21	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD352.330	$727.22 BND942.05	-22.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD254.890	$612.39 BND793.30	-9.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.860	$43.74 BND56.66	-51.4%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 7.3% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD131.990	$156.63 BND202.90	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	$12,411.76 BND16,078.33	+70.0%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.840	$1.93 BND2.50	-74.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.920	$4.10 BND5.31	-19.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$11.60 BND15.03	+114.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD36.000	$64.15 BND83.10	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.690	$5.41 BND7.01	-56.6%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 36.0% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.600	$96.72 BND125.29	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.330	$84.22 BND109.10	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.930	$118.87 BND153.98	+35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.280	$63.82 BND82.68	-25.6%
Average			+36.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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