Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.1 times more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.13
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.17
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.27
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.52
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD38.83
|
$5.73
$7.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD25.84
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.14
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.48
|
$3.34
$4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.28
|
$1.79
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.65
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.71
|
$1.71
$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.87
|
$2.17
$2.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.43
|
$0.94
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.57
|
$1.00
$1.34
|
|
pay 60.3% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.02
|
$1.41
$1.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD150.78
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD234,278.36
|
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD57.84
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD345.36
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,587.89
|
$670.39
$900.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,596.76
|
$490.05
$658.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD318.85
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,054.56
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,437.23
|
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
|
pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD25.83
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD13.99
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.55
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD218.62
|
$66.07
$88.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.14
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 38.3% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD320.53
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD349.61
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD674.26
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD570.94
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
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