Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 24.6% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 9.2% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$670.39
BND906.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$490.05
BND662.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 58.9% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$66.07
BND89.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Iowa
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
|
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