Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 7.6% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Belize, you would:
pay 38.3% less for restaurants
Belize
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.26
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.29
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.93
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.25
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.32
|
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.37
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.48
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.06
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.42
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.06
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.59
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.30
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.75
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.49
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.20
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD49,872.89
|
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.05
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD215.81
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD707.30
|
$670.39
BND906.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD574.80
|
$490.05
BND662.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.42
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 39.3% more for childcare
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD300.41
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
|
pay 20.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.39
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.49
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.52
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.28
|
$66.07
BND89.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.10
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
Belize
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.01
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.80
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.18
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD226.82
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
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