Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 37.5% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.09
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
$12.50
LRD2,420.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.03
|
$1.50
LRD290.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$2.67
LRD516.40
|
|
pay 28.4% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
$1.36
LRD264.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.80
|
$10.00
LRD1,936.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.55
|
$6.37
LRD1,233.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$5.33
LRD1,032.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.55
|
$4.48
LRD866.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
$0.91
LRD175.68
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.39
|
$1.25
LRD242.49
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
$1.81
LRD351.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
$2.36
LRD457.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.28
|
$1.04
LRD202.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$1.82
LRD351.96
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.92
|
$3.94
LRD762.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
$5,069.87
LRD981,780.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.39
|
$13.44
LRD2,603.03
|
|
pay 74.5% more for housing
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
$49.87
LRD9,658.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND911.98
|
$680.33
LRD131,746.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND666.65
|
$158.33
LRD30,661.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
$209.64
LRD40,597.00
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND283.24
|
$132.44
LRD25,647.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,672.71
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.20
|
$2.50
LRD484.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.68
|
$3.67
LRD710.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
$6.87
LRD1,331.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.88
|
$66.50
LRD12,877.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.14
|
$9.87
LRD1,912.27
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
$11.22
LRD2,172.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
$26.58
LRD5,147.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
$48.33
LRD9,359.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND95.22
|
$36.50
LRD7,068.19
|
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