Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 74.4% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.76
BYN25.27
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.84
BYN15.75
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BYN2.45
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BYN1.56
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
BYN10.64
|
$5.73
$7.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BYN9.59
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.34
BYN4.38
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
BYN5.81
|
$3.34
$4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
BYN1.90
|
$1.79
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
BYN2.72
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.88
|
$1.71
$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
BYN3.44
|
$2.17
$2.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.13
|
$0.94
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
BYN1.01
|
$1.00
$1.34
|
|
pay 61.1% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.40
BYN11.06
|
$1.41
$1.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.41
BYN53.46
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,188.13
BYN69,029.87
|
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.84
BYN19.03
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.49
BYN40.70
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$253.76
BYN826.74
|
$670.39
$900.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.77
BYN536.81
|
$490.05
$658.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.75
BYN155.56
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.88
BYN2,325.79
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,807.37
BYN31,951.92
|
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
BYN3.12
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
BYN5.45
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.70
BYN5.53
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.31
BYN95.50
|
$66.07
$88.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
BYN13.81
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 5.1% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.92
BYN201.74
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.03
BYN120.64
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.08
BYN267.40
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.90
BYN302.66
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
|
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