Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.4 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$18.79
£14.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$1.63
£1.29
|
|
pay 31.3% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$5.70
£4.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$6.94
£5.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$3.13
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$2.71
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$2.68
£2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$6.41
£5.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$50.62
£40.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$24.01
£19.06
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
|
pay 54.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$5.68
£4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$3.84
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$74.46
£59.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$9.24
£7.33
|
|
pay 27.1% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$101.62
£80.64
|
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