Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 23.9% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.14
MX$199.94
|
$4.70
BND6.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.52
MX$168.02
|
$5.86
BND7.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
MX$26.67
|
$1.19
BND1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
MX$20.12
|
$0.80
BND1.04
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
MX$52.84
|
$2.07
BND2.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.17
MX$82.32
|
$5.61
BND7.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.88
MX$115.97
|
$6.37
BND8.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
MX$52.90
|
$2.40
BND3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
MX$68.82
|
$3.39
BND4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
MX$26.00
|
$1.72
BND2.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
MX$12.48
|
$1.91
BND2.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
MX$15.54
|
$1.69
BND2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
MX$15.27
|
$2.14
BND2.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MX$17.84
|
$0.99
BND1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$15.30
|
$0.90
BND1.18
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MX$105.09
|
$1.30
BND1.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.94
MX$570.78
|
$22.25
BND29.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,778.21
MX$449,311.61
|
$23,028.03
BND30,049.78
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.39
MX$343.04
|
$25.22
BND32.91
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.11
MX$653.15
|
$90.81
BND118.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.68
MX$11,829.05
|
$494.89
BND645.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$424.66
MX$8,376.70
|
$556.37
BND726.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.94
MX$1,083.69
|
$39.28
BND51.26
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.47
MX$4,546.18
|
$248.56
BND324.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,822.04
MX$95,117.13
|
$10,354.39
BND13,511.68
|
|
pay 40.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MX$50.73
|
$2.30
BND3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
MX$66.18
|
$3.75
BND4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.34
MX$85.59
|
$10.20
BND13.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.86
MX$766.63
|
$66.77
BND87.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.22
MX$102.99
|
$4.83
BND6.30
|
|
pay 18.4% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.74
MX$1,079.77
|
$58.14
BND75.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
MX$841.00
|
$60.50
BND78.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.11
MX$1,895.84
|
$101.63
BND132.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.93
MX$1,793.55
|
$108.84
BND142.03
|
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