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Brunei vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 2.3 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.0% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 18.9% less in Brunei
Transportation: pay 60.5% more in Brunei
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 7.5 times more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Brunei

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

Brunei vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.0% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,372.36	$3.68 BND4.70	-51.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,012.79	$6.87 BND8.79	-37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD365.96	$0.97 BND1.25	-51.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD365.96	$0.55 BND0.71	-72.3%
Average			-53.0%

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pay 18.9% less for groceries

	Liberia	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD327.77	$2.09 BND2.68	+16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,080.57	$6.49 BND8.30	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,465.94	$6.83 BND8.74	-14.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD658.73	$2.44 BND3.12	-32.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD983.52	$3.19 BND4.09	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD135.84	$1.73 BND2.21	+133.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD701.43	$0.98 BND1.26	-74.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD853.91	$1.54 BND1.97	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD914.91	$1.94 BND2.49	-61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD188.45	$1.05 BND1.35	+2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD884.41	$1.01 BND1.29	-79.1%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 60.5% more for transportation

	Liberia	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD858.79	$1.43 BND1.82	-69.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,659.62	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2M	$30,557.48 BND39,100.37	+143.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,322.38	$26.30 BND33.65	+107.2%
Average			+60.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Liberia	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD17,062.96	$68.09 BND87.13	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD122K	$727.22 BND930.52	+9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD17,383.19	$612.39 BND783.60	+544.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,601.78	$43.74 BND55.97	-48.7%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 7.5 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD23,665.52	$156.63 BND200.42	+21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD164K	$12,411.76 BND15,881.69	+1288.3%
Average			+654.7%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD548.94	$1.93 BND2.47	-35.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD609.94	$4.10 BND5.24	+22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD914.90	$11.60 BND14.85	+132.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,952.30	$64.15 BND82.08	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,784.02	$5.41 BND6.93	-44.5%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Liberia	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,369.12	$96.72 BND123.76	+425.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,175.61	$84.22 BND107.76	+149.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD10,292.68	$118.87 BND152.10	+111.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,579.94	$63.82 BND81.67	-7.2%
Average			+169.7%

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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: March 2026

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