Cost of living comparison

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United States vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

United States is 2.3 times more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in United States
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in United States
Transportation: pay 37.4% more in United States
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% more in United States
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in United States

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

United States vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United States instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$19.45	+429.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$11.12	+61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$2.56	+162.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$2.00	+261.5%
Average			+228.8%

Brunei vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Brunei	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$3.56	+70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$6.50	+0.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$3.97	-41.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$4.27	+75.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$5.41	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$2.37	+36.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.78	-20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$2.04	+32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$2.21	+13.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$1.34	+27.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$1.38	+37.2%
Average			+27.3%

Brunei vs. United States - Cost of groceries

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pay 37.4% more for transportation

	Brunei	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$3.41	+139.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$65.85
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$32,336.38	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$17.61	-33.0%
Average			+37.4%

Brunei vs. United States - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Brunei	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$68.97	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$1,664.59	+128.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$1,416.15	+131.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$150.19	+243.4%
Average			+126.2%

Brunei vs. United States - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Brunei	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$1,387.27	+785.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$23,196.46	+86.9%
Average			+436.3%

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$5.84	+201.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$5.15	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$9.90	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$51.45	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$13.64	+151.8%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Brunei	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$51.08	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$41.81	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$87.56	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$112.04	+75.5%
Average			-12.1%

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