Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Senegal

Senegal vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Senegal is 26.7% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% more in Senegal
Groceries: pay 20.0% less in Senegal
Transportation: pay 5.5 times more in Senegal
Housing: pay 8.8% more in Senegal
Childcare: pay 27.2% more in Senegal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in Senegal
Clothing: pay 25.0% less in Senegal

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Senegal are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Senegal. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Senegal.

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Senegal vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.4% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Senegal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.86 BND7.51	$5.12 F CFA2,990	-12.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.92 BND8.86	$11.10 F CFA6,478	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 BND1.18	$1.22 F CFA715	+32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 BND0.66	$0.87 F CFA511	+69.6%
Average			+20.4%

Brunei vs. Senegal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

	Brunei	Senegal
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 BND2.68	$0.73 F CFA424	-65.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.08 BND9.06	$8.68 F CFA5,066	+22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.05 BND9.03	$9.67 F CFA5,646	+37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 BND3.01	$2.47 F CFA1,442	+5.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 BND4.13	$4.08 F CFA2,385	+26.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.79 BND2.29	$1.45 F CFA849	-18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BND1.27	$0.86 F CFA501	-13.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.78 BND2.28	$1.32 F CFA768	-25.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 BND1.48	$0.79 F CFA463	-31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 BND0.99	$0.62 F CFA362	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 BND1.42	$0.43 F CFA249	-61.5%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 5.5 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Senegal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.47 BND1.89	$6.27 F CFA3,659	+326.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$0.78 BND1.00	$76.82 F CFA44,847	+9734.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	$50,357.24 F CFA29M	+35.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.47 BND39.04	$19.20 F CFA11,212	-37.0%
Average			+447.2%

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pay 8.8% more for housing

	Brunei	Senegal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.11 BND83.42	$46.36 F CFA27,068	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$731.42 BND937.05	$810.84 F CFA473K	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$627.34 BND803.71	$431.19 F CFA252K	-31.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.39 BND49.18	$155.27 F CFA90,649	+304.5%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 27.2% more for childcare

	Brunei	Senegal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.82 BND277.78	$321.49 F CFA188K	+48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	$10,398.32 F CFA6M	+9.2%
Average			+27.2%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Senegal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 BND2.50	$2.56 F CFA1,495	+31.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 BND5.40	$3.37 F CFA1,968	-20.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.72 BND15.01	$2.13 F CFA1,246	-81.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.62 BND91.75	$44.81 F CFA26,161	-37.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 BND7.01	$8.54 F CFA4,983	+56.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 25.0% less for clothing

	Brunei	Senegal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.18 BND97.60	$58.04 F CFA33,885	-23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$97.53 BND124.95	$45.52 F CFA26,576	-53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.15 BND164.18	$85.35 F CFA49,830	-33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.27 BND92.59	$96.73 F CFA56,474	+33.8%
Average			-25.0%

Brunei vs. Senegal - Cost of clothing

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