Cost of living comparison

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South Korea vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 29.9% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% more in South Korea
Groceries: pay 34.5% more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 42.3% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 14.6% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 81.5% more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in South Korea

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

South Korea vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Korea instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 40.5% more for restaurants

	Brunei	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$6.72 ₩9,865	+82.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$5.50 ₩8,068	-20.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.47 ₩2,152	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.82 ₩1,211	+48.8%
Average			+40.5%

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pay 34.5% more for groceries

	Brunei	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$2.87 ₩4,217	+37.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$5.63 ₩8,255	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$7.67 ₩11,264	+12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$2.84 ₩4,162	+16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$3.34 ₩4,896	+4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$3.24 ₩4,748	+87.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$1.39 ₩2,037	+41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$2.80 ₩4,104	+81.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$2.40 ₩3,528	+23.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$1.78 ₩2,616	+69.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$1.20 ₩1,767	+19.4%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 42.3% more for transportation

	Brunei	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$4.40 ₩6,458	+208.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$47.17 ₩69,233
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$8.33 ₩12,228	-68.3%
Average			+42.3%

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pay 14.6% more for housing

	Brunei	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$21.68 ₩31,824	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$473.91 ₩695,518	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$357.19 ₩524,216	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$132.53 ₩194,509	+203.0%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 81.5% more for childcare

	Brunei	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$378.52 ₩555,533	+141.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	+21.3%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$3.12 ₩4,576	+61.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$3.57 ₩5,236	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$3.18 ₩4,673	-72.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$49.86 ₩73,176	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$10.12 ₩14,850	+86.9%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Brunei	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$66.46 ₩97,538	-31.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$50.68 ₩74,384	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$72.74 ₩106,755	-38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$103.23 ₩151,509	+61.7%
Average			-12.0%

Brunei vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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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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