Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 7.0% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 31.9% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$4.96
R$25.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$6.29
R$32.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.02
R$5.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.63
R$3.21
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$4.04
R$20.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.80
R$19.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$1.81
R$9.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.74
R$3.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.49
R$2.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.44
R$2.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$0.70
R$3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.47
R$2.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.45
R$2.31
|
|
pay 62.0% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$4.69
R$24.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$43.51
R$222.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$19,854.65
R$101,624.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$7.69
R$39.38
|
|
pay 38.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$19.91
R$101.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$281.83
R$1,442.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$182.14
R$932.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$58.55
R$299.68
|
|
pay 9.5% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$251.18
R$1,285.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$5,814.17
R$29,759.27
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.62
R$8.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.57
R$8.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$2.32
R$11.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$23.14
R$118.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$5.80
R$29.67
|
|
pay 9.8% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$43.10
R$220.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$40.84
R$209.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$70.61
R$361.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$54.94
R$281.21
|
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