Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 17.9% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.2% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 50.0% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 79.0% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 8.1% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 34.3% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Brunei
Clothing: pay 5.5% more in Brunei

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

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Brunei vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.2% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.50 LBP761K	$5.86 BND7.51	-31.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.50 LBP851K	$6.92 BND8.86	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.91 LBP171K	$0.92 BND1.18	-51.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 LBP78,113	$0.52 BND0.66	-40.9%
Average			-33.2%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.0% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 LBP75,881	$2.10 BND2.68	+147.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 LBP496K	$7.08 BND9.06	+27.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.12 LBP548K	$7.05 BND9.03	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.38 LBP214K	$2.35 BND3.01	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.88 LBP347K	$3.23 BND4.13	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 LBP124K	$1.79 BND2.29	+28.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 LBP68,245	$0.99 BND1.27	+30.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 LBP66,945	$1.78 BND2.28	+137.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,622	$1.15 BND1.48	+153.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,271	$0.77 BND0.99	+85.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 LBP63,835	$1.11 BND1.42	+55.3%
Average			+50.0%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.0% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 LBP362K	$1.47 BND1.89	-63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50 LBP7M	$0.78 BND1.00	-99.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$53,500.00 LBP5B	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.00 LBP2M	$30.47 BND39.04	+69.3%
Average			-79.0%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation

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pay 8.1% more for housing

	Lebanon	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.24 LBP3M	$65.11 BND83.42	+115.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.90 LBP60M	$731.42 BND937.05	+8.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.30 LBP31M	$627.34 BND803.71	+80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.50 LBP16M	$38.39 BND49.18	-78.4%
Average			+8.1%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of housing

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pay 34.3% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$681.75 LBP61M	$216.82 BND277.78	-68.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,021.88 LBP629M	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	+35.6%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 LBP448K	$1.95 BND2.50	-60.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 LBP382K	$4.22 BND5.40	-1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 LBP269K	$11.72 BND15.01	+290.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LBP6M	$71.62 BND91.75	+14.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 LBP896K	$5.47 BND7.01	-45.3%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 5.5% more for clothing

	Lebanon	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.62 LBP6M	$76.18 BND97.60	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.29 LBP4M	$97.53 BND124.95	+97.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.89 LBP12M	$128.15 BND164.18	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 LBP11M	$72.27 BND92.59	-39.8%
Average			+5.5%

Lebanon vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing

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