Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 2.2 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
?? | |
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
?? | |
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
?? |
pay 25.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Brunei
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
?? |
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