Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Rwanda

Rwanda vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Rwanda is 22.9% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Rwanda
Groceries: pay 57.0% less in Rwanda
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Rwanda
Housing: pay 16.7% less in Rwanda
Childcare: pay 27.9% less in Rwanda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.3% less in Rwanda
Clothing: pay 76.7% less in Rwanda

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

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Rwanda vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Brunei	Rwanda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$2.71 RWF4,005	-53.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$6.77 RWF10,013	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$0.78 RWF1,155	-15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.56 RWF826	+8.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 57.0% less for groceries

	Brunei	Rwanda
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$1.05 RWF1,548	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$2.11 RWF3,115	-70.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$3.16 RWF4,675	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$1.63 RWF2,412	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$2.08 RWF3,078	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.09 RWF1,618	-38.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.35 RWF522	-64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$0.69 RWF1,019	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.48 RWF707	-58.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.23 RWF333	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.34 RWF499	-69.5%
Average			-57.0%

Brunei vs. Rwanda - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Rwanda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$7.00 RWF10,345	+375.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$25.40 RWF37,550	+3152.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$26,080.15 RWF39M	-29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$18.97 RWF28,037	-37.8%
Average			+253.6%

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pay 16.7% less for housing

	Brunei	Rwanda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$21.00 RWF31,041	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$666.07 RWF985K	-8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$413.79 RWF612K	-34.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$64.32 RWF95,077	+67.6%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 27.9% less for childcare

	Brunei	Rwanda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$112.90 RWF167K	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$9,510.48 RWF14M	-0.1%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Rwanda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$1.02 RWF1,502	-48.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$2.42 RWF3,578	-42.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$2.03 RWF3,004	-82.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$26.72 RWF39,497	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$3.39 RWF5,007	-38.1%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 76.7% less for clothing

	Brunei	Rwanda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$17.39 RWF25,701	-77.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$15.58 RWF23,031	-84.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$22.24 RWF32,877	-82.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$33.87 RWF50,067	-53.1%
Average			-76.7%

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