Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Nigeria Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 62.7% more expensive than Nigeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Brunei
Groceries: pay 80.4% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 81.2% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 51.7% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Brunei

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and childcare in Brunei are more expensive than in Nigeria. Notably, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Brunei.

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Brunei vs. Nigeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Nigeria	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 NGN2,908.76	$5.86 BND7.51	+168.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.09 NGN6,780.76	$6.92 BND8.86	+35.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 NGN473.34	$0.92 BND1.18	+160.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 NGN419.49	$0.52 BND0.66	+63.7%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 80.4% more for groceries

	Nigeria	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.95 NGN1,262.10	$2.10 BND2.68	+121.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.24 NGN2,979.24	$7.08 BND9.06	+216.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.26 NGN12,329.33	$7.05 BND9.03	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 NGN1,978.89	$2.35 BND3.01	+58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 NGN2,340.96	$3.23 BND4.13	+83.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 NGN1,167.11	$1.79 BND2.29	+103.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 NGN872.87	$0.99 BND1.27	+51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 NGN709.16	$1.78 BND2.28	+233.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 NGN890.29	$1.15 BND1.48	+72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 NGN819.78	$0.77 BND0.99	+25.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 NGN763.60	$1.11 BND1.42	+93.0%
Average			+80.4%

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Nigeria	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 NGN3,205.09	$1.47 BND1.89	-38.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.22 NGN28,254.69	$0.78 BND1.00	-96.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,156.84 NGN24M	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	+104.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.88 NGN9,164.43	$30.47 BND39.04	+342.6%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 81.2% more for housing

	Nigeria	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.12 NGN24,120.18	$65.11 BND83.42	+259.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$372.59 NGN496K	$731.42 BND937.05	+96.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.75 NGN379K	$627.34 BND803.71	+120.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.52 NGN73,907.84	$38.39 BND49.18	-30.9%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 51.7% more for childcare

	Nigeria	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$219.45 NGN292K	$216.82 BND277.78	-1.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,089.03 NGN5M	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	+132.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Nigeria	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.74 NGN982.05	$1.95 BND2.50	+164.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 NGN3,070.30	$4.22 BND5.40	+82.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.13 NGN1,506.57	$11.72 BND15.01	+935.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 NGN25,311.31	$71.62 BND91.75	+276.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.40 NGN5,854.04	$5.47 BND7.01	+24.4%
Average			+154.8%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Nigeria	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.41 NGN17,851.33	$76.18 BND97.60	+468.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.94 NGN27,874.19	$97.53 BND124.95	+365.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.35 NGN45,733.44	$128.15 BND164.18	+273.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.18 NGN53,488.77	$72.27 BND92.59	+79.9%
Average			+265.0%

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