Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 17.4% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 24.0% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.08
|
$1.96
₫49,117
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.94
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.02
|
$0.59
₫14,860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.38
₫9,619
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.28
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.78
|
$6.92
₫173,224
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.53
|
$5.46
₫136,626
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.19
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.53
|
$1.78
₫44,583
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.42
|
$1.40
₫34,976
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.39
|
$0.52
₫13,024
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.32
|
$0.78
₫19,449
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.94
|
$0.49
₫12,369
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.28
|
$0.55
₫13,875
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.35
|
$0.54
₫13,494
|
|
pay 31.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.92
|
$4.05
₫101,374
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.60
|
$8.00
₫200,122
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$31,096.79
|
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.31
|
$5.93
₫148,517
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$107.28
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$909.37
|
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$664.74
|
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.74
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$282.43
|
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$13,061.75
|
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
|
pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.19
|
$0.94
₫23,425
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.67
|
$1.86
₫46,592
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.75
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$89.62
|
$24.96
₫624,714
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.12
|
$3.86
₫96,581
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$81.39
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$38.22
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$146.30
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.95
|
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
|
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