Cost of living comparison

Guinea

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 1.3% more expensive than Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 14.2% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 69.5% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 19.4% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 49.7% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Brunei

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

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Brunei vs. Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Guinea	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 GNF40,795	$5.86 BND7.51	+26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.26 GNF81,591	$6.92 BND8.86	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 GNF15,298	$0.92 BND1.18	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.52 BND0.66
Average			-6.4%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.2% more for groceries

	Guinea	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 GNF13,049	$2.10 BND2.68	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.56 GNF102K	$7.08 BND9.06	-38.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.16 GNF71,898	$7.05 BND9.03	-13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 GNF38,193	$2.35 BND3.01	-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 GNF17,983	$3.23 BND4.13	+58.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 GNF11,618	$1.79 BND2.29	+35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 GNF9,614	$0.99 BND1.27	-9.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GNF7,149	$1.78 BND2.28	+118.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.99 GNF8,746	$1.15 BND1.48	+16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$0.77 BND0.99	+22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 GNF5,543	$1.11 BND1.42	+76.0%
Average			+14.2%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 69.5% less for transportation

	Guinea	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.26 GNF46,353	$1.47 BND1.89	-72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.49 GNF251K	$0.78 BND1.00	-97.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,000.00 GNF291M	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.87 GNF78,104	$30.47 BND39.04	+243.7%
Average			-69.5%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.4% more for housing

	Guinea	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$185.16 GNF2M	$65.11 BND83.42	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$510.01 GNF4M	$731.42 BND937.05	+43.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$317.99 GNF3M	$627.34 BND803.71	+97.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.79 GNF1M	$38.39 BND49.18	-71.1%
Average			+19.4%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of housing

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pay 49.7% more for childcare

	Guinea	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$216.82 BND277.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,362.45 GNF56M	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	+49.7%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.47 GNF30,596	$1.95 BND2.50	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.63 GNF40,795	$4.22 BND5.40	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.16 GNF10,242	$11.72 BND15.01	+908.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.25 GNF786K	$71.62 BND91.75	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.05 GNF35,696	$5.47 BND7.01	+35.0%
Average			+12.4%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Guinea	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.00 GNF176K	$76.18 BND97.60	+280.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.00 GNF220K	$97.53 BND124.95	+290.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$30.00 GNF264K	$128.15 BND164.18	+327.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 GNF441K	$72.27 BND92.59	+44.5%
Average			+209.5%

Guinea vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing

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