Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 30.1% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$1.77
Rp28,687
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$3.51
Rp56,930
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.64
Rp10,309
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.38
Rp6,129
|
|
pay 38.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$1.19
Rp19,275
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$3.70
Rp59,952
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$5.10
Rp82,788
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.57
Rp25,412
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$1.49
Rp24,189
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.18
Rp19,080
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.57
Rp9,323
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.74
Rp12,057
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.48
Rp7,823
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.54
Rp8,744
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.92
Rp14,948
|
|
pay 1.6% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$3.09
Rp50,137
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$11.89
Rp192,765
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$26,361.87
Rp427,543,449
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$4.16
Rp67,536
|
|
pay 46.6% less for housing
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$33.62
Rp545,177
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$247.48
Rp4,013,674
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$163.01
Rp2,643,800
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$42.16
Rp683,703
|
|
pay 39.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$106.70
Rp1,730,471
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$6,782.48
Rp109,999,909
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$2.71
Rp43,904
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.77
Rp28,785
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$2.13
Rp34,619
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$28.24
Rp458,080
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$3.35
Rp54,375
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$41.10
Rp666,593
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$30.35
Rp492,239
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$67.01
Rp1,086,752
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$62.49
Rp1,013,408
|
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