Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 43.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 67.8% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 51.5% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.48
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,067.86
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 42.8% less for housing
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.46
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.48
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,301.19
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.62
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 68.6% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.68
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,705.35
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.47
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.05
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Brunei
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.37
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.44
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.64
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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