Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 31.3% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.38
|
$1.84
₫46,742
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.95
|
$4.33
₫110,247
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.61
|
$0.55
₫13,955
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.08
|
$0.34
₫8,777
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.81
|
$0.88
₫22,488
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.60
|
$6.02
₫153,140
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.63
|
$5.38
₫137,032
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.26
|
$1.49
₫37,947
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.60
|
$1.52
₫38,617
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.26
₫32,192
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.59
|
$0.44
₫11,197
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.63
₫16,142
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.90
|
$0.42
₫10,617
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.35
|
$0.49
₫12,567
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.23
|
$0.49
₫12,524
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.76
|
$3.48
₫88,556
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.15
|
$6.87
₫174,773
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,210.97
|
$34,303.88
₫873,205,703
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.18
|
$5.70
₫145,042
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND123.07
|
$8.95
₫227,948
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND670.74
|
$304.25
₫7,744,596
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND754.08
|
$210.52
₫5,358,858
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.24
|
$43.00
₫1,094,656
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND336.89
|
$212.34
₫5,405,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND14,033.80
|
$11,971.85
₫304,743,514
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.11
|
$0.89
₫22,691
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.08
|
$1.56
₫39,802
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.82
|
$1.19
₫30,179
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.50
|
$22.79
₫580,180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.54
|
$3.60
₫91,591
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.80
|
$28.72
₫731,191
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND82.00
|
$23.06
₫587,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.75
|
$81.55
₫2,075,826
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.51
|
$91.83
₫2,337,642
|
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