Cost of living comparison
Kazakhstan is 28.1% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$6.57
KZT2,899.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$4.88
KZT2,156.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$0.61
KZT267.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.41
KZT179.19
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$0.35
KZT153.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$3.81
KZT1,682.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$3.56
KZT1,571.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.25
KZT552.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$1.82
KZT803.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.59
KZT259.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$0.76
KZT334.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$0.77
KZT338.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$0.81
KZT358.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$0.23
KZT103.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.20
KZT87.30
|
|
pay 31.5% less for transportation
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$1.59
KZT704.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
$13.54
KZT5,977.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$17,629.64
KZT7,785,362.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$5.07
KZT2,237.77
|
|
pay 51.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$11.61
KZT5,127.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$314.90
KZT139,063.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$194.88
KZT86,061.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$38.12
KZT16,834.30
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$144.70
KZT63,900.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$6,749.27
KZT2,980,519.58
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$1.00
KZT440.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$1.62
KZT714.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$1.45
KZT638.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$31.75
KZT14,023.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$4.24
KZT1,873.64
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Kazakhstan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$68.63
KZT30,306.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$35.72
KZT15,776.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$74.53
KZT32,915.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$82.79
KZT36,561.28
|
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