Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.2% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.21
|
$2.33
THB79.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.06
|
$6.02
THB205.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.70
THB24.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.38
THB12.93
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.88
|
$1.40
THB47.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.12
|
$8.16
THB278.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.50
|
$6.68
THB227.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.27
|
$2.05
THB69.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.62
|
$1.29
THB43.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.34
|
$1.23
THB41.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.37
|
$0.52
THB17.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.29
|
$0.82
THB27.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.91
|
$0.66
THB22.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.69
THB23.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.54
THB18.25
|
|
pay 47.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.94
|
$4.47
THB152.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.28
|
$25.43
THB866.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,786.46
|
$31,362.48
THB1,068,647.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.36
|
$9.67
THB329.36
|
|
pay 34.7% less for housing
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.53
|
$17.13
THB583.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND893.93
|
$389.22
THB13,262.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND809.58
|
$225.23
THB7,674.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.82
|
$55.17
THB1,880.00
|
|
pay 79.4% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.57
|
$341.66
THB11,641.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,133.82
|
$10,344.18
THB352,468.27
|
|
pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.15
|
$2.20
THB74.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.01
|
$1.90
THB64.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.14
|
$3.85
THB131.09
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND90.90
|
$48.79
THB1,662.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.08
|
$5.42
THB184.71
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.26
|
$38.62
THB1,315.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND85.89
|
$29.36
THB1,000.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.58
|
$82.78
THB2,820.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND117.98
|
$65.55
THB2,233.71
|
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