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Syria vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Syria is 14.3% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Syria
Groceries: pay 52.1% less in Syria
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Syria
Housing: pay 37.9% less in Syria
Childcare: pay 76.5% less in Syria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.1% less in Syria
Clothing: pay 34.0% less in Syria

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

Syria vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Syria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$5.33 SYP69,344	+45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$4.50 SYP58,509	-34.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$1.13 SYP14,747	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.68 SYP8,862	+22.9%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 52.1% less for groceries

	Brunei	Syria
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$0.64 SYP8,333	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$1.85 SYP24,087	-71.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$3.81 SYP49,537	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$1.94 SYP25,252	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$3.09 SYP40,163	-3.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$0.63 SYP8,224	-63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.77 SYP10,067	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$0.61 SYP7,896	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$0.31 SYP4,046	-84.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.31 SYP4,002	-70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.36 SYP4,700	-64.2%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Syria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$8.09 SYP105,151	+467.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$10.00 SYP130,020
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	-36.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$10.24 SYP133,081	-61.1%
Average			+123.0%

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pay 37.9% less for housing

	Brunei	Syria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$40.76 SYP529,986	-40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	-81.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$62.74 SYP815,767	+43.4%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 76.5% less for childcare

	Brunei	Syria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$46.24 SYP601,162	-70.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	-82.4%
Average			-76.5%

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pay 35.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Syria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$3.89 SYP50,556	+101.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$1.30 SYP16,874	-68.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$3.08 SYP40,090	-73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$13.64 SYP177,324	-78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$2.36 SYP30,671	-56.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 34.0% less for clothing

	Brunei	Syria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$30.17 SYP392,267	-68.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$42.77 SYP556,062	-49.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$70.57 SYP917,567	-40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	+22.5%
Average			-34.0%

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