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Brunei vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 48.7% more expensive than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.4% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 4.1% more in Brunei
Housing: pay 39.7% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 83.1% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Brunei

The cost of groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, clothing, and transportation in Brunei are more expensive than in Lebanon. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Brunei.

Brunei vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.4% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP686,052	$3.68 BND4.74	-52.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP716,489	$6.87 BND8.86	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145,786	$0.97 BND1.26	-40.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,290	$0.55 BND0.72	-27.3%
Average			-33.4%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Lebanon	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,847	$2.09 BND2.70	+247.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353,580	$6.49 BND8.38	+64.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497,977	$6.83 BND8.82	+22.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208,901	$2.44 BND3.14	+4.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP317,095	$3.19 BND4.12	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,292	$1.73 BND2.23	+152.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,878	$0.98 BND1.27	+115.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,460	$1.54 BND1.99	+278.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,592	$1.94 BND2.51	+318.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,470	$1.05 BND1.36	+219.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,237	$1.01 BND1.30	+124.5%
Average			+139.9%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.1% more for transportation

	Lebanon	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307,811	$1.43 BND1.84	-58.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6,493,185	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP2,574,883,742	$30,557.48 BND39,439.68	+6.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1,432,979	$26.30 BND33.95	+64.4%
Average			+4.1%

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pay 39.7% more for housing

	Lebanon	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,396,435	$68.09 BND87.88	+79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51,153,209	$727.22 BND938.60	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP24,878,104	$612.39 BND790.40	+120.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,482,623	$43.74 BND56.45	-68.6%
Average			+39.7%

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pay 83.1% more for childcare

	Lebanon	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22,278,342	$156.63 BND202.16	-37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366,641,055	$12,411.76 BND16,019.51	+203.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP358,245	$1.93 BND2.50	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP259,038	$4.10 BND5.29	+41.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226,142	$11.60 BND14.97	+359.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP3,843,667	$64.15 BND82.80	+49.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP738,880	$5.41 BND6.99	-34.4%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP4,785,925	$96.72 BND124.83	+81.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,478,059	$84.22 BND108.70	+68.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9,130,264	$118.87 BND153.42	+16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP7,964,547	$63.82 BND82.38	-28.2%
Average			+34.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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