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Brunei vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 7.1% more expensive than Djibouti overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 20.8% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 44.3% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 23.6% less in Brunei
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.8% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Brunei

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

Brunei vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$3.68 BND4.76	-62.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$6.87 BND8.90	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$0.97 BND1.26	-48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$0.55 BND0.72	-70.4%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 20.8% more for groceries

	Djibouti	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$2.09 BND2.71	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$6.49 BND8.42	+35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$6.83 BND8.86	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$2.44 BND3.16	-64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.19 BND4.14	-61.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.73 BND2.24	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.98 BND1.27	+78.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$1.54 BND2.00	+21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.94 BND2.52	+169.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.05 BND1.36	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$1.01 BND1.31	+62.8%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 44.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$1.43 BND1.85	-78.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	-9.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$26.30 BND34.10	-44.9%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 23.6% less for housing

	Djibouti	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$68.09 BND88.28	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$727.22 BND942.87	-49.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$612.39 BND793.99	+28.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$43.74 BND56.71	-89.0%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$156.63 BND203.08	-53.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	+41.2%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 42.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$1.93 BND2.51	-65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$4.10 BND5.31	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$11.60 BND15.04	+328.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$64.15 BND83.17	-25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$5.41 BND7.02	-35.7%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$96.72 BND125.40	+129.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$84.22 BND109.19	+328.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$118.87 BND154.11	-3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$63.82 BND82.75	+13.7%
Average			+117.0%

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