Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 8.8% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Argentina
Housing: pay 21.5% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 10.6% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Argentina

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

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Argentina vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+153.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+81.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+115.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+222.0%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Brunei	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+2.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	-25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	+9.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	-39.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	-4.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$0.62 ARS934.98	-65.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.46 ARS700.13	-40.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.43 ARS645.87	-61.6%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	+209.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	+3372.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	-66.9%
Average			+191.8%

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pay 21.5% less for housing

	Brunei	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	-60.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$568.71 ARS863K	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$366.42 ARS556K	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$85.62 ARS130K	+123.1%
Average			-21.5%

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pay 10.6% less for childcare

	Brunei	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$287.55 ARS436K	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-39.8%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+100.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	+39.1%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Brunei	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$103.07 ARS156K	+35.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$74.35 ARS113K	-23.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$118.50 ARS180K	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$114.48 ARS174K	+58.4%
Average			+10.9%

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