Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 7.2% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.09
|
$2.08
฿76.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.97
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.03
|
$0.67
฿24.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.82
|
$0.35
฿13.02
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.29
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.81
|
$7.99
฿294.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.56
|
$6.46
฿237.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.55
|
$1.07
฿39.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.43
|
$1.20
฿44.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.50
฿18.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.33
|
$0.79
฿29.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.95
|
$0.59
฿21.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.62
฿22.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.36
|
$0.46
฿16.91
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.93
|
$4.57
฿168.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.73
|
$24.32
฿894.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,230.88
|
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.43
|
$9.68
฿356.19
|
|
pay 43.6% less for housing
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.74
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$913.29
|
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$667.61
|
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.99
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$283.65
|
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,118.07
|
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
|
pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.20
|
$1.90
฿69.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.69
|
$1.94
฿71.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.81
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$90.01
|
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.15
|
$5.63
฿207.21
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.75
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.38
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.93
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$95.36
|
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
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