Cost of living comparison
Bolivia is 17.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Bolivia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$3.44
Bs23.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$6.51
Bs44.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$0.97
Bs6.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.75
Bs5.15
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$1.28
Bs8.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$2.45
Bs16.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$3.60
Bs24.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$1.54
Bs10.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$1.77
Bs12.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$0.98
Bs6.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.47
Bs3.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$0.51
Bs3.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$0.60
Bs4.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$0.55
Bs3.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$0.52
Bs3.56
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$2.03
Bs13.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$31.11
Bs214.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$15,452.82
Bs106,304.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$15.23
Bs104.76
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$52.88
Bs363.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$306.54
Bs2,108.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$213.11
Bs1,466.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$29.25
Bs201.25
|
|
pay 40.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$170.51
Bs1,173.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$3,636.74
Bs25,018.18
|
|
pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$2.13
Bs14.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$2.36
Bs16.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$2.73
Bs18.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$41.42
Bs284.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$7.53
Bs51.81
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Bolivia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$41.05
Bs282.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$48.50
Bs333.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$65.57
Bs451.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$57.30
Bs394.18
|
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