Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 37.6% more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
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Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$3.01
$4.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$5.11
$6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$0.60
$0.80
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.68
$2.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$5.73
$7.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$5.55
$7.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.35
$3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.34
$4.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.79
$2.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.71
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$2.17
$2.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.94
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$1.00
$1.33
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$1.41
$1.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$22.56
$30.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$22,924.67
$30,640.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$20.87
$27.89
|
|
pay 80.4% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$79.08
$105.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$670.39
$896.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$490.05
$654.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$41.83
$55.91
|
|
pay 26.1% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$208.21
$278.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$9,629.17
$12,869.97
|
|
pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$2.35
$3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$3.44
$4.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$9.40
$12.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$66.07
$88.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$4.51
$6.03
|
|
pay 3.5% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$60.00
$80.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$28.17
$37.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$107.85
$144.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$69.99
$93.55
|
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