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Brunei vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 86.5% more expensive than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.0% more in Brunei
Groceries: pay 46.9% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Brunei
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 54.3% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Brunei

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and transportation in Brunei are more expensive than in Cambodia. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Brunei.

Brunei vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.0% more for restaurants

	Cambodia	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$3.68 BND4.76	+8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$6.87 BND8.90	+6.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.97 BND1.26	+20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.55 BND0.72	-11.1%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 46.9% more for groceries

	Cambodia	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$2.09 BND2.71	+23.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$6.49 BND8.42	-3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$6.83 BND8.86	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$2.44 BND3.16	+36.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$3.19 BND4.14	+56.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$1.73 BND2.24	+18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.98 BND1.27	+49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$1.54 BND2.00	-3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$1.94 BND2.52	+192.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$1.05 BND1.36	+62.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$1.01 BND1.31	+96.2%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Cambodia	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$1.43 BND1.85	-67.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$26.30 BND34.10	+191.0%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cambodia	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$68.09 BND88.28	+214.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$727.22 BND942.87	+109.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$612.39 BND793.99	+159.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$43.74 BND56.71	-28.9%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 54.3% more for childcare

	Cambodia	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$156.63 BND203.08	-26.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	+135.2%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.93 BND2.51	+85.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$4.10 BND5.31	+106.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$11.60 BND15.04	+563.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$64.15 BND83.17	+69.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$5.41 BND7.02	+44.4%
Average			+173.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Cambodia	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$96.72 BND125.40	+297.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$84.22 BND109.19	+296.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$118.87 BND154.11	+72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$63.82 BND82.75	+61.4%
Average			+182.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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