Cost of living comparison

Burma

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Burma Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 33.4% more expensive than Burma overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.7% more in Brunei
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 79.8% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 30.3% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Brunei

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Brunei are more expensive than in Burma. Expenses including transportation, childcare, and clothing are lower in Brunei. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brunei.

Brunei vs. Burma Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of Burma, you would:

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pay 98.7% more for restaurants

	Burma	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.28 MMK4,788	$5.86 BND7.51	+157.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.00 MMK6,300	$6.92 BND8.86	+130.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MMK1,668	$0.92 BND1.18	+16.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 MMK1,708	$0.52 BND0.66	-36.6%
Average			+98.7%

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Burma	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 MMK2,263	$2.10 BND2.68	+94.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 MMK8,716	$7.08 BND9.06	+70.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 MMK10,784	$7.05 BND9.03	+37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.41 MMK2,964	$2.35 BND3.01	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 MMK5,064	$3.23 BND4.13	+33.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 MMK4,177	$1.79 BND2.29	-10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MMK1,001	$0.99 BND1.27	+108.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 MMK2,588	$1.78 BND2.28	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 MMK1,810	$1.15 BND1.48	+33.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 MMK1,830	$0.77 BND0.99	-11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.64 MMK1,353	$1.11 BND1.42	+71.9%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 79.8% less for transportation

	Burma	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$34.52 MMK72,482	$1.47 BND1.89	-95.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.83 MMK24,840	$0.78 BND1.00	-93.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 MMK63M	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	+23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 MMK18,900	$30.47 BND39.04	+238.6%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Burma	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.72 MMK39,315	$65.11 BND83.42	+247.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$281.90 MMK592K	$731.42 BND937.05	+159.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$196.13 MMK412K	$627.34 BND803.71	+219.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.83 MMK79,431	$38.39 BND49.18	+1.5%
Average			+148.7%

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pay 30.3% less for childcare

	Burma	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$369.96 MMK777K	$216.82 BND277.78	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,486.84 MMK24M	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	-17.1%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Burma	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.00 MMK2,100	$1.95 BND2.50	+95.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 MMK3,123	$4.22 BND5.40	+183.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.32 MMK2,771	$11.72 BND15.01	+788.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.76 MMK39,398	$71.62 BND91.75	+281.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.50 MMK5,250	$5.47 BND7.01	+118.8%
Average			+197.8%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Burma	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.36 MMK188K	$76.18 BND97.60	-14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.37 MMK135K	$97.53 BND124.95	+51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.83 MMK212K	$128.15 BND164.18	+27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.71 MMK272K	$72.27 BND92.59	-44.3%
Average			-2.2%

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