Cost of living comparison
California is 2.5 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in California instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$19.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$2.01
|
|
pay 34.6% more for groceries
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$3.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$6.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$4.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$6.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$2.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$1.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$1.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$4.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$68.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$25,571.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$17.49
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$70.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$2,161.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$1,891.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$151.84
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$1,413.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$18,865.17
|
|
pay 79.4% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$4.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$9.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$52.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$13.37
|
|
pay 14.5% more for clothing
Brunei
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$49.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$38.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$81.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$113.48
|
|
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