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Brunei vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 2.5 times more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 31.8% more in Brunei
Housing: pay 13.7% less in Brunei
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.5% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 91.8% more in Brunei

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

Brunei vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.7% less for restaurants

	Belize	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.36 BZD18.84	$3.68 BND4.72	-60.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.75 BZD19.63	$6.87 BND8.82	-29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BZD2.60	$0.97 BND1.25	-24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 BZD2.33	$0.55 BND0.71	-52.0%
Average			-41.7%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Belize	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$2.00 BZD4.02	$2.09 BND2.68	+4.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.77 BZD15.65	$6.49 BND8.33	-16.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.68 BZD27.54	$6.83 BND8.77	-50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BZD4.74	$2.44 BND3.13	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.30 BZD6.65	$3.19 BND4.10	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.62 BZD5.28	$1.73 BND2.22	-34.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 BZD1.14	$0.98 BND1.26	+73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 BZD1.48	$1.54 BND1.98	+110.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.00 BZD4.02	$1.94 BND2.50	-2.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.41 BZD2.84	$1.05 BND1.35	-25.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 BZD2.53	$1.01 BND1.30	-19.8%
Average			+3.6%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.8% more for transportation

	Belize	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 BZD13.30	$1.43 BND1.83	-78.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 BZD40.27	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,514.56 BZD21,170.00	$30,557.48 BND39,234.27	+190.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.59 BZD63.60	$26.30 BND33.77	-16.7%
Average			+31.8%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.7% less for housing

	Belize	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.90 BZD150.81	$68.09 BND87.43	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.11 BZD1,377.39	$727.22 BND933.71	+6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$547.15 BZD1,101.64	$612.39 BND786.28	+11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.58 BZD242.77	$43.74 BND56.16	-63.7%
Average			-13.7%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of housing

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pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	Belize	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.52 BZD129.90	$156.63 BND201.11	+142.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$674.20 BZD1,357.43	$12,411.76 BND15,936.08	+1741.0%
Average			+941.9%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of childcare

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pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Belize	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.66 BZD5.35	$1.93 BND2.48	-27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 BZD7.26	$4.10 BND5.26	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 BZD10.07	$11.60 BND14.90	+132.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.91 BZD66.26	$64.15 BND82.36	+94.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 BZD16.95	$5.41 BND6.95	-35.7%
Average			+35.5%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 91.8% more for clothing

	Belize	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.45 BZD75.40	$96.72 BND124.18	+158.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.42 BZD55.21	$84.22 BND108.13	+207.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.13 BZD183.49	$118.87 BND152.62	+30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.59 BZD180.39	$63.82 BND81.95	-28.8%
Average			+91.8%

Belize vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing

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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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