Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 3.2 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 86.9% more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
Rs316.11
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
Rs845.99
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
Rs54.47
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs22.59
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
Rs60.85
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
Rs400.76
|
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
Rs367.67
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
Rs187.32
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
Rs175.42
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
Rs115.77
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs52.29
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs68.47
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs33.78
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
Rs26.51
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs32.79
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 58.0% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
Rs518.96
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
Rs1,500.37
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
Rs4,159,877.94
|
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
Rs869.09
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
Rs1,815.84
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
Rs11,142.40
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
Rs7,454.81
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
Rs2,233.80
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
Rs7,790.27
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
Rs242,722.55
|
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
Rs267.30
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
Rs178.73
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
Rs301.92
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
Rs3,554.61
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
Rs344.48
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
Rs2,089.31
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
Rs2,717.89
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
Rs5,147.83
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
Rs3,759.01
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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