Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Nigeria

Nigeria vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Nigeria is 38.5% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.1% less in Nigeria
Groceries: pay 44.6% less in Nigeria
Transportation: pay 88.6% more in Nigeria
Housing: pay 44.8% less in Nigeria
Childcare: pay 34.1% less in Nigeria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.7% less in Nigeria
Clothing: pay 72.6% less in Nigeria

Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare are lower in Nigeria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Nigeria.

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Nigeria vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.1% less for restaurants

	Brunei	Nigeria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	-62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	-26.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.36 NGN473.34	-61.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.32 NGN419.49	-38.9%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 44.6% less for groceries

	Brunei	Nigeria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	-54.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	+31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	-36.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	-45.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	-50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.66 NGN872.87	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$0.53 NGN709.16	-70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.67 NGN890.29	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.62 NGN819.78	-20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.57 NGN763.60	-48.2%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 88.6% more for transportation

	Brunei	Nigeria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	+63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	+2617.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$18,156.84 NGN24M	-51.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	-77.4%
Average			+88.6%

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pay 44.8% less for housing

	Brunei	Nigeria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	-72.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$372.59 NGN496K	-49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$284.75 NGN379K	-54.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	+44.6%
Average			-44.8%

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pay 34.1% less for childcare

	Brunei	Nigeria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$219.45 NGN292K	+1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$4,089.03 NGN5M	-57.1%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Nigeria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$0.74 NGN982.05	-62.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	-45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	-90.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	-73.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	-19.6%
Average			-60.7%

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pay 72.6% less for clothing

	Brunei	Nigeria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	-82.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	-78.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	-73.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	-44.4%
Average			-72.6%

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