Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 22.9% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 28.6% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$7.66
ETB434.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$5.60
ETB317.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.64
ETB36.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.39
ETB22.36
|
|
pay 41.7% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$0.59
ETB33.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$4.28
ETB242.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$3.85
ETB218.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$2.23
ETB126.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$3.58
ETB202.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.87
ETB106.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.42
ETB23.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.88
ETB49.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.31
ETB17.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.19
ETB11.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.28
ETB15.74
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$3.15
ETB178.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$11.00
ETB623.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,474,077.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$4.10
ETB232.45
|
|
pay 56.3% more for housing
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$202.38
ETB11,474.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$496.62
ETB28,155.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$259.10
ETB14,689.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$101.32
ETB5,744.57
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$74.57
ETB4,228.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,607,983.20
|
|
pay 42.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$0.75
ETB42.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$0.73
ETB41.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$66.88
ETB3,791.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$4.00
ETB226.78
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$26.92
ETB1,525.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$53.83
ETB3,051.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$64.59
ETB3,661.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$78.66
ETB4,459.46
|
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