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Costa Rica vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 44.8% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 4.7% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 11.4% less in Costa Rica

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

Costa Rica vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.70	$9.77 CRC4,596.82	+165.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.79	$9.53 CRC4,485.33	+38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.25	$2.00 CRC941.82	+105.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.71	$1.57 CRC739.49	+183.5%
Average			+123.4%

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.68	$2.54 CRC1,195.05	+21.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.30	$4.50 CRC2,117.89	-30.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.74	$7.52 CRC3,539.69	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.12	$2.80 CRC1,315.19	+14.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.09	$3.83 CRC1,800.70	+19.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.21	$1.78 CRC839.24	+3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.26	$0.62 CRC289.34	-37.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND1.97	$1.65 CRC775.07	+7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.49	$1.24 CRC584.34	-36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.35	$1.28 CRC601.17	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.29	$1.10 CRC517.77	+9.1%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.82	$5.47 CRC2,573.36	+283.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$54.59 CRC25,682.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,100.37	$36,444.91 CRC17M	+19.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.65	$15.68 CRC7,376.36	-40.4%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 4.7% more for housing

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.13	$49.17 CRC23,134.72	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND930.52	$805.28 CRC379K	+10.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND783.60	$555.89 CRC262K	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND55.97	$63.57 CRC29,907.40	+45.3%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND200.42	$517.09 CRC243K	+230.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND15,881.69	$9,552.94 CRC4M	-23.0%
Average			+103.5%

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pay 5.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.47	$2.59 CRC1,216.84	+33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.24	$3.84 CRC1,806.01	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND14.85	$4.70 CRC2,210.93	-59.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND82.08	$58.68 CRC27,606.71	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.93	$9.11 CRC4,284.50	+68.2%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 11.4% less for clothing

	Brunei	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND123.76	$58.22 CRC27,388.72	-39.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND107.76	$44.70 CRC21,030.88	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND152.10	$112.79 CRC53,064.39	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND81.67	$93.41 CRC43,944.71	+46.3%
Average			-11.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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