Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 62.3% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$2.69
E£129.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$3.27
E£157.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.25
E£12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.14
E£6.78
|
|
pay 76.0% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.40
E£19.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$1.23
E£59.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$2.42
E£116.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.12
E£54.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$1.58
E£76.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$0.40
E£19.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.22
E£10.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.14
E£6.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.13
E£6.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.12
E£5.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.10
E£4.84
|
|
pay 53.7% less for transportation
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$1.02
E£49.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$7.97
E£384.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$15,876.53
E£766,322.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$1.85
E£89.06
|
|
pay 78.8% less for housing
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$10.98
E£530.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$109.16
E£5,269.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$71.02
E£3,427.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$16.81
E£811.54
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$58.30
E£2,814.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$1,699.22
E£82,017.14
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.45
E£69.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.03
E£49.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$1.57
E£75.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$15.18
E£732.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$3.13
E£150.96
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$17.23
E£831.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$28.02
E£1,352.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$63.69
E£3,074.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$28.91
E£1,395.59
|
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