Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 16.9% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.6% more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 56.7% more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Liberia
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Liberia
Childcare: pay 78.0% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% less in Liberia
Clothing: pay 50.5% less in Liberia

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

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Liberia vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.6% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	+28.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	+59.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$2.00 LRD341.50	+116.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$2.00 LRD341.50	+287.8%
Average			+62.6%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.7% more for groceries

	Brunei	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$1.79 LRD305.86	-14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$3.86 LRD658.77	-45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$3.60 LRD614.70	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$5.38 LRD917.79	+66.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$0.74 LRD126.76	-58.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$3.83 LRD654.55	+286.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$4.67 LRD796.84	+162.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$5.00 LRD853.76	+334.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$1.00 LRD170.75	+29.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$4.83 LRD825.30	+336.5%
Average			+56.7%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$4.69 LRD801.39	+219.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	+2460.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$20,000.00 LRD3M	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	-44.5%
Average			+164.4%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Brunei	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	+176.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	+200.8%
Average			-62.0%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 78.0% less for childcare

	Brunei	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	-53.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$1,000.00 LRD171K	-89.5%
Average			-78.0%

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pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$4.00 LRD683.00	+104.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.00 LRD512.25	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$5.00 LRD853.76	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	-12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$5.00 LRD853.76	-8.6%
Average			-6.4%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 50.5% less for clothing

	Brunei	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	-66.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	-57.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	+28.0%
Average			-50.5%

Brunei vs. Liberia - Cost of clothing

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