Cost of living comparison
Zambia is 0.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Zambia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
$4.04
|
$3.67
ZK96.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
$3.41
ZK89.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
$1.01
|
$0.88
ZK22.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$0.81
|
$0.47
ZK12.21
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
$0.95
ZK24.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
$7.70
|
$4.56
ZK119.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
$7.46
|
$5.08
ZK132.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
$1.73
ZK45.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
$4.49
|
$1.90
ZK49.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
$2.40
|
$1.13
ZK29.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
$1.37
|
$0.68
ZK17.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$2.30
|
$1.14
ZK29.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
$2.91
|
$0.53
ZK13.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
$1.26
|
$0.56
ZK14.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
$1.34
|
$0.72
ZK18.84
|
|
pay 50.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.41
$1.90
|
$5.26
ZK137.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.56
$30.31
|
$30.62
ZK801.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
$12,371.75
ZK323,616.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.87
$28.04
|
$8.73
ZK228.45
|
|
pay 17.2% more for housing
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
$103.74
ZK2,713.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$670.39
$900.70
|
$274.41
ZK7,177.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.05
$658.40
|
$193.01
ZK5,048.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
$107.59
ZK2,814.25
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$208.21
$279.74
|
$171.24
ZK4,479.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
$14,061.39
ZK367,813.17
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
$3.16
|
$1.22
ZK31.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$4.63
|
$1.81
ZK47.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
$2.66
ZK69.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.07
$88.77
|
$28.16
ZK736.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$6.06
|
$3.06
ZK80.10
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Zambia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
$44.18
ZK1,155.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
$31.12
ZK814.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
$90.18
ZK2,358.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.99
$94.04
|
$105.64
ZK2,763.32
|
|
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