Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Australia

Australia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Australia is 96.5% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Australia
Groceries: pay 15.1% more in Australia
Transportation: pay 4.3 times more in Australia
Housing: pay 90.1% more in Australia
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Australia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.3% more in Australia
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Australia

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Australia are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Australia.

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Australia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Australia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$18.42 A$26.50	+214.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$10.19 A$14.66	+47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.88 A$4.14	+211.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.33 A$3.35	+351.2%
Average			+149.8%

Brunei vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.1% more for groceries

	Brunei	Australia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$2.64 A$3.80	+26.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$4.67 A$6.72	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$6.28 A$9.03	-10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$4.79 A$6.89	+104.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$4.19 A$6.03	+29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.62 A$2.32	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.32 A$1.90	+33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.35 A$1.94	-23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.06 A$2.96	+78.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.19 A$1.71	+54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$1.05 A$1.51	-5.3%
Average			+15.1%

Brunei vs. Australia - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.3 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Australia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$4.98 A$7.17	+238.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$91.09 A$131.05	+11561.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$27,191.77 A$39,119.22	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$17.22 A$24.78	-43.5%
Average			+333.2%

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pay 90.1% more for housing

	Brunei	Australia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$57.16 A$82.23	-12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$1,309.09 A$1,883.31	+79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$1,073.97 A$1,545.05	+71.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$146.37 A$210.58	+281.3%
Average			+90.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Australia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$1,957.92 A$2,816.75	+803.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$18,377.12 A$26,438.09	+93.0%
Average			+317.4%

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pay 72.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Australia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$7.20 A$10.36	+268.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.95 A$5.68	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$36.89 A$53.08	+214.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$56.05 A$80.64	-21.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$14.44 A$20.77	+164.0%
Average			+72.3%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Brunei	Australia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$77.86 A$112.01	+2.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$53.33 A$76.73	-45.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$112.59 A$161.98	-12.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$118.82 A$170.94	+64.4%
Average			-5.2%

Brunei vs. Australia - Cost of clothing

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