Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 47.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 28.8% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
BND4.07
|
$2.37
NPR315.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
BND6.92
|
$6.33
NPR844.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BND1.02
|
$0.41
NPR54.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.17
NPR22.56
|
|
pay 63.5% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
BND2.28
|
$0.46
NPR60.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
BND7.75
|
$3.00
NPR400.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
BND7.50
|
$2.75
NPR367.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.40
NPR187.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
BND4.52
|
$1.31
NPR175.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.42
|
$0.87
NPR115.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.39
NPR52.23
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.51
NPR68.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.93
|
$0.25
NPR33.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
BND1.27
|
$0.20
NPR26.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
$0.25
NPR32.75
|
|
pay 22.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
BND1.91
|
$3.88
NPR518.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
BND30.51
|
$11.23
NPR1,498.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
BND31,004.68
|
$31,125.72
NPR4,154,750.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
BND28.22
|
$6.50
NPR868.02
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
BND106.96
|
$13.59
NPR1,813.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
BND906.67
|
$83.37
NPR11,128.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
BND662.77
|
$55.78
NPR7,445.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
BND56.58
|
$16.71
NPR2,231.05
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
BND281.59
|
$58.29
NPR7,780.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
BND13,023.06
|
$1,816.14
NPR242,423.38
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$2.00
NPR266.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
BND4.66
|
$1.34
NPR178.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
BND12.71
|
$2.26
NPR301.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
BND89.36
|
$26.60
NPR3,550.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
BND6.10
|
$2.58
NPR344.06
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
BND81.15
|
$15.63
NPR2,086.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
BND38.11
|
$20.34
NPR2,714.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
BND145.86
|
$38.52
NPR5,141.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
BND94.66
|
$28.13
NPR3,754.37
|
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