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
BND6.15
|
$1.84
₫45,576
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.66
|
$4.33
₫107,497
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.55
|
$0.55
₫13,607
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.04
|
$0.34
₫8,558
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.71
|
$0.88
₫21,927
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.33
|
$6.02
₫149,321
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.32
|
$5.38
₫133,614
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
$1.49
₫37,000
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.43
|
$1.52
₫37,654
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.25
|
$1.26
₫31,389
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.49
|
$0.44
₫10,917
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.20
|
$0.63
₫15,739
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.80
|
$0.42
₫10,352
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.30
|
$0.49
₫12,254
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.18
|
$0.49
₫12,212
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.69
|
$3.48
₫86,347
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.08
|
$6.87
₫170,414
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND30,097.34
|
$34,303.88
₫851,424,673
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND32.96
|
$5.70
₫141,424
|
|
pay 45.3% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND118.68
|
$8.95
₫222,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND646.81
|
$304.25
₫7,551,416
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND727.17
|
$210.52
₫5,225,188
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND51.34
|
$43.00
₫1,067,351
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND324.87
|
$212.34
₫5,270,217
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,533.06
|
$11,971.85
₫297,142,066
|
|
pay 59.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.00
|
$0.89
₫22,125
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND4.90
|
$1.56
₫38,809
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.33
|
$1.19
₫29,426
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND87.27
|
$22.79
₫565,708
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.31
|
$3.60
₫89,307
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND75.99
|
$28.72
₫712,952
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND79.07
|
$23.06
₫572,406
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND132.84
|
$81.55
₫2,024,047
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND142.25
|
$91.83
₫2,279,332
|
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