Brunei vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 62.9% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 59.4% less in Brunei
Groceries
pay 50.6% less in Brunei
Transportation
pay 72.3% less in Brunei
Housing
pay 69.0% less in Brunei
Childcare
pay 61.3% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.4% less in Brunei

Expenses including transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brunei.

Brunei vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 59.4% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$5.86
BND7.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$6.92
BND8.86
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$0.92
BND1.18

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pay 50.6% less for groceries

 
Guam
Brunei
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$2.10
BND2.69
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $7.08
BND9.07
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$7.05
BND9.03

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pay 72.3% less for transportation

 
Guam
Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$1.47
BND1.89
Monthly public transit pass ?? $0.78
BND1.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $37,115.17
BND47,557.42

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pay 69.0% less for housing

 
Guam
Brunei
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$65.11
BND83.43
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$731.42
BND937.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$627.34
BND803.84

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pay 61.3% less for childcare

 
Guam
Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$216.82
BND277.82
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $9,524.22
BND12,203.83

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$1.95
BND2.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$4.22
BND5.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$11.72
BND15.02

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Brunei
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $76.18
BND97.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $97.53
BND124.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $128.15
BND164.20

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