Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Brunei
  3. United States
  4. Illinois
  5. Comparison
BND
COMPARED TO
USD

Illinois is 79.6% more expensive than Brunei.

If you lived in Illinois instead of Brunei, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.68
$5.05
$14.23 +286.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.33
$7.33
$7.55 +41.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
$1.14
$1.86 +124.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.61
$0.84
$1.52 +147.4%
Average +150.0%
Brunei vs. Illinois - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 61.9% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.40
$1.92
$2.17 +55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.07
$4.21
$4.34 +41.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.53
$8.96
$2.54 -61.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.57
$3.54
$1.78 -30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.55
$2.13
$3.88 +149.9%
Apples (1 lb) $1.13
$1.56
$2.10 +85.6%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.64
$0.88
$0.78 +22.0%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.81
$1.11
$1.80 +121.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.65
$0.89
$2.01 +208.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.86
$1.18
$1.17 +36.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.81
$1.11
$1.22 +50.5%
Average +61.9%
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drive_eta

pay 82.5% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.48
$2.03
$2.52 +71.0%
Monthly public transit pass $20.24
$27.80
$78.21 +286.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,342.19
$29,315.61
$22,908.57 +7.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $26.86
$36.90
$17.50 -34.8%
Average +82.5%
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home

pay 54.0% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $106.40
$146.15
$67.39 -36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $725.39
$996.40
$988.29 +36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $588.75
$808.71
$822.25 +39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $43.55
$59.83
$120.54 +176.7%
Average +54.0%
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child_care

pay 2.8 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $189.96
$260.93
$855.22 +350.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,553.94
$15,870.47
$11,983.23 +3.7%
Average +176.9%
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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.09
$11.11
$3.97 -50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.47
$4.77
$4.05 +16.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.15
$7.08
$8.15 +58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $49.41
$67.87
$37.41 -24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.15
$7.08
$11.57 +124.6%
Average +24.9%
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store

pay 7.0% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.38
$103.54
$42.94 -43.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $29.44
$40.43
$36.24 +23.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.30
$108.92
$72.42 -8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $58.69
$80.62
$91.88 +56.6%
Average +7.0%
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