Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Japan

Japan vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 10.2% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% more in Japan
Groceries: pay 1.0% less in Japan
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Japan
Housing: pay 18.8% less in Japan
Childcare: pay 51.1% more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Japan
Clothing: pay 43.5% less in Japan

The cost of transportation, childcare, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including clothing, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Japan. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Japan.

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Japan vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 1.6% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$6.75 ¥1,066	+15.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$5.10 ¥805	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.13 ¥179	+22.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.76 ¥120	+46.9%
Average			+1.6%

Brunei vs. Japan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.0% less for groceries

	Brunei	Japan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$1.53 ¥241	-27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$5.55 ¥877	-21.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$5.56 ¥879	-21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$2.01 ¥318	-14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$2.85 ¥450	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$2.16 ¥342	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$1.08 ¥171	+8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.54 ¥243	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$1.92 ¥303	+66.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.10 ¥174	+42.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$1.08 ¥170	-2.8%
Average			-1.0%

Brunei vs. Japan - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$4.11 ¥649	+179.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$63.20 ¥9,986	+7991.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$21,047.50 ¥3M	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$24.65 ¥3,895	-19.1%
Average			+254.8%

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pay 18.8% less for housing

	Brunei	Japan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$33.54 ¥5,300	-48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$546.58 ¥86,367	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$360.78 ¥57,008	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$113.26 ¥17,897	+195.1%
Average			-18.8%

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

	Brunei	Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$417.01 ¥65,893	+92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$11,300.14 ¥2M	+18.6%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.57 ¥406	+31.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.06 ¥483	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$3.83 ¥605	-67.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$53.31 ¥8,424	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$11.73 ¥1,853	+114.4%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 43.5% less for clothing

	Brunei	Japan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$46.32 ¥7,320	-39.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$31.33 ¥4,950	-67.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$59.45 ¥9,394	-53.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$81.04 ¥12,805	+12.1%
Average			-43.5%

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