Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 75.9% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 2.1% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 91.7% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 39.7% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.1% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 5.7% less in New Zealand

The cost of restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in New Zealand are more expensive than in Brunei. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in New Zealand.

New Zealand vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.74	$14.45 NZ$25.10	+293.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.86	$9.14 NZ$15.87	+33.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+116.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$2.02 NZ$3.50	+263.6%
Average			+176.5%

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pay 2.1% more for groceries

	Brunei	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.70	$1.74 NZ$3.02	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.38	$3.88 NZ$6.74	-40.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.82	$6.34 NZ$11.01	-7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.14	$5.96 NZ$10.35	+144.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.12	$4.01 NZ$6.96	+25.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.23	$1.18 NZ$2.05	-31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.95 NZ$1.65	-3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND1.99	$1.29 NZ$2.25	-16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.51	$2.11 NZ$3.66	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.85 NZ$1.48	-19.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.30	$0.80 NZ$1.38	-21.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 91.7% more for transportation

	Brunei	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.84	$6.08 NZ$10.56	+326.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$74.52 NZ$129.46
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,439.68	$24,777.66 NZ$43,046.67	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND33.95	$17.81 NZ$30.94	-32.3%
Average			+91.7%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Brunei	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND87.88	$50.00 NZ$86.86	-26.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND938.60	$978.36 NZ$1,699.72	+34.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND790.40	$810.06 NZ$1,407.33	+32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.45	$95.66 NZ$166.20	+118.7%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Brunei	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND202.16	$635.34 NZ$1,103.80	+305.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,019.51	$13,463.91 NZ$23,391.09	+8.5%
Average			+157.1%

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pay 70.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.50	$6.04 NZ$10.50	+212.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.29	$3.35 NZ$5.82	-18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND14.97	$23.12 NZ$40.17	+99.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND82.80	$37.72 NZ$65.53	-41.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND6.99	$10.72 NZ$18.62	+98.0%
Average			+70.1%

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

	Brunei	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND124.83	$65.22 NZ$113.31	-32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND108.70	$39.23 NZ$68.16	-53.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND153.42	$90.28 NZ$156.84	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.38	$119.43 NZ$207.49	+87.1%
Average			-5.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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