Cost of living comparison
Michigan is 91.2% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Michigan instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$15.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$8.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$1.79
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$2.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$5.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$3.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$2.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$1.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 65.5% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$3.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$48.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$25,342.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$17.62
|
|
pay 84.4% more for housing
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$64.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$1,107.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$934.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$125.73
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$963.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$16,333.33
|
|
pay 38.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$4.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$4.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$7.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$41.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$10.13
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Michigan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$45.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$35.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$74.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$87.66
|
|
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