Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 68.5% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.10
|
$0.98
Rs274
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 79.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.82
|
$2.14
Rs596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.57
|
$1.71
Rs476
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.56
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.44
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.40
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.96
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$2.55
Rs709
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.78
|
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.47
|
$1.80
Rs502
|
|
pay 70.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$914.73
|
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$668.66
|
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$284.10
|
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.70
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.15
|
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.16
|
$2.54
Rs705
|
|
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.51
|
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
|
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