Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Barbados

Barbados vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Barbados is 60.2% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Barbados
Groceries: pay 58.5% more in Barbados
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Barbados
Housing: pay 51.1% more in Barbados
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.3% more in Barbados
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Barbados

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

Planning a move to Barbados? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Barbados vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Barbados
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$22.50 BBD45.00	+284.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$11.25 BBD22.50	+62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.28 BBD4.57	+147.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$1.62 BBD3.25	+215.1%
Average			+166.7%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 58.5% more for groceries

	Brunei	Barbados
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$3.24 BBD6.48	+54.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$3.91 BBD7.82	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$14.47 BBD28.93	+105.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$6.13 BBD12.26	+160.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$4.50 BBD9.00	+39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$2.38 BBD4.76	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.70 BBD3.41	+71.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$2.44 BBD4.87	+37.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.46 BBD4.91	+113.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.96 BBD3.91	+153.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$1.62 BBD3.24	+46.4%
Average			+58.5%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Barbados
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$7.73 BBD15.46	+425.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	+17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$32.40 BBD64.80	+6.3%
Average			+133.5%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.1% more for housing

	Brunei	Barbados
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$83.96 BBD167.92	+28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$925.00 BBD1,850.00	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$900.00 BBD1,800.00	+43.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$112.79 BBD225.59	+193.8%
Average			+51.1%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Brunei	Barbados
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	??

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Barbados
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.75 BBD5.50	+40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$5.13 BBD10.27	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$7.00 BBD14.00	-40.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$69.17 BBD138.33	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$11.88 BBD23.75	+117.1%
Average			+27.3%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Brunei	Barbados
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$49.38 BBD98.75	-35.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$26.88 BBD53.75	-72.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$93.12 BBD186.25	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$81.25 BBD162.50	+12.4%
Average			-38.2%

Brunei vs. Barbados - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Brunei vs. Barbados

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Barbados?

Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics

Be 26.9% less likely to have internet access in Barbados

Size Comparison · See true size

Brunei is about 13 times bigger than Barbados.

Moving from Brunei to Barbados · Cost, visas & climate

Compare cost of living, salary and climate.

More cost comparisons

Brunei vs.

India

Brunei vs.

Malaysia

Brunei vs.

United Kingdom

Brunei vs.

Canada

Brunei vs.

Australia

Brunei vs.

Netherlands

Brunei vs.

Brazil

Brunei vs.

Philippines

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Bridgetown

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Brunei

Add prices for Barbados

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Barbados or Brunei. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.