Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Dominica

Dominica vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Dominica is 0.3% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.3% more in Dominica
Groceries: pay 25.5% more in Dominica
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Dominica
Housing: pay 48.8% less in Dominica
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Dominica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Dominica
Clothing: pay 32.8% less in Dominica

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Dominica are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dominica. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dominica.

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Dominica vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominica instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 39.3% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Dominica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$7.40 EC$20.00	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$6.57 EC$17.75	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.47 EC$6.67	+166.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.22 EC$6.00	+330.5%
Average			+39.3%

Brunei vs. Dominica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.5% more for groceries

	Brunei	Dominica
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$2.10 EC$5.67	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$1.20 EC$3.25	-83.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$12.61 EC$34.07	+78.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$5.60 EC$15.13	+138.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$5.09 EC$13.76	+57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$2.91 EC$7.86	+62.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.07 EC$2.90	+8.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$2.03 EC$5.49	+14.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$2.33 EC$6.30	+102.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.62 EC$4.37	+109.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$1.37 EC$3.71	+24.0%
Average			+25.5%

Brunei vs. Dominica - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Dominica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$5.39 EC$14.58	+266.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$53.13 EC$143.58	+6701.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$29.23 EC$79.00	-4.1%
Average			+343.2%

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pay 48.8% less for housing

	Brunei	Dominica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$70.92 EC$191.67	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$283.68 EC$766.67	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$203.51 EC$550.00	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$108.58 EC$293.44	+182.9%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Brunei	Dominica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$129.51 EC$350.00	-40.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	-53.4%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Dominica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	-5.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$4.13 EC$11.17	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$7.40 EC$20.00	-36.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$46.25 EC$125.00	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$8.33 EC$22.50	+52.2%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

	Brunei	Dominica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$55.50 EC$150.00	-27.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$37.00 EC$100.00	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$74.00 EC$200.00	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$92.51 EC$250.00	+28.0%
Average			-32.8%

Brunei vs. Dominica - Cost of clothing

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