Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 60.0% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 12.3% less for restaurants
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.90
GEL23.91
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.88
GEL21.15
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
GEL2.09
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
GEL1.04
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 92.2% more for groceries
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
GEL1.82
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
GEL10.69
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
GEL20.03
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
GEL6.33
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
GEL7.84
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
GEL1.65
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
GEL2.15
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.91
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GEL2.28
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
GEL1.05
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
GEL0.96
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
GEL13.14
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.43
GEL33.37
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,297.46
GEL49,128.67
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.48
GEL14.71
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 93.2% more for housing
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.25
GEL48.99
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.58
GEL1,381.64
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.72
GEL965.84
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.56
GEL154.56
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.50
GEL425.58
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,916.93
GEL7,831.97
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
GEL3.68
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
GEL6.21
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.01
GEL8.08
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.10
GEL123.79
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.87
GEL15.76
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Georgia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.21
GEL207.31
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.21
GEL164.36
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.49
GEL334.25
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.58
GEL345.25
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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