Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 9.1% cheaper than Northern Mariana Islands.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Northern Mariana Islands, you would:
pay 53.0% less for restaurants
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 7.2% less for transportation
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 58.0% more for childcare
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Northern Mariana Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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