Cost of living comparison
compared to
United Kingdom vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary
United Kingdom is 96.9% more expensive than Brunei overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.6 times more in United Kingdom
- Groceries
-
pay 10.8% less in United Kingdom
- Transportation
-
pay 5.8 times more in United Kingdom
- Housing
-
pay 2.0 times more in United Kingdom
- Childcare
-
pay 4.2 times more in United Kingdom
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.1% more in United Kingdom
- Clothing
-
pay 15.0% less in United Kingdom
The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in United Kingdom are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in United Kingdom. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in United Kingdom.
United Kingdom vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.86
BND7.51
|
$21.32
£15.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
BND8.86
|
$10.25
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
BND1.18
|
$2.54
£1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
BND0.66
|
$1.79
£1.35
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
pay 10.8% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.10
BND2.68
|
$1.67
£1.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.08
BND9.06
|
$4.62
£3.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
BND9.03
|
$6.01
£4.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
BND3.01
|
$3.96
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
BND4.13
|
$3.93
£2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
BND2.29
|
$1.32
£0.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.27
|
$0.73
£0.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
BND2.28
|
$1.21
£0.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
BND1.48
|
$1.51
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
BND0.99
|
$0.76
£0.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
BND1.42
|
$0.72
£0.54
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.47
BND1.89
|
$7.59
£5.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
$99.20
£74.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,115.17
BND47,549.96
|
$37,629.43
£28,233.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.47
BND39.04
|
$23.43
£17.58
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.11
BND83.42
|
$41.42
£31.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.42
BND937.05
|
$1,299.59
£975.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$627.34
BND803.71
|
$1,069.01
£802.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.39
BND49.18
|
$239.96
£180.04
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.82
BND277.78
|
$1,589.10
£1,192.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,524.22
BND12,201.92
|
$23,025.39
£17,275.95
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare
pay 60.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
BND2.50
|
$6.50
£4.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BND5.40
|
$4.66
£3.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.72
BND15.01
|
$22.34
£16.76
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.62
BND91.75
|
$49.72
£37.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
BND7.01
|
$14.11
£10.58
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 15.0% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.18
BND97.60
|
$85.37
£64.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$97.53
BND124.95
|
$44.93
£33.71
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$128.15
BND164.18
|
$95.35
£71.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.27
BND92.59
|
$98.21
£73.68
|
|
Brunei vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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