Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 18.4% more expensive than Oman.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Oman, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
OMR1.670
|
$3.01
BND4.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
OMR2.710
|
$5.11
BND6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.75
BND1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
OMR0.140
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
pay 92.9% more for groceries
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
OMR0.390
|
$1.68
BND2.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
OMR1.260
|
$5.73
BND7.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.90
OMR2.660
|
$5.55
BND7.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
OMR1.090
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$3.34
BND4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
OMR0.370
|
$1.79
BND2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
OMR0.230
|
$1.02
BND1.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.71
BND2.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$2.17
BND2.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.94
BND1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
OMR0.160
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.24
OMR0.860
|
$1.41
BND1.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$22.56
BND30.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,624.45
OMR7,939.320
|
$22,924.67
BND31,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
OMR4.470
|
$20.87
BND28.39
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.03
OMR30.040
|
$79.08
BND107.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$514.91
OMR198.210
|
$670.39
BND911.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$386.68
OMR148.850
|
$490.05
BND666.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.04
OMR28.120
|
$41.83
BND56.91
|
|
pay 32.2% more for childcare
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.74
OMR63.030
|
$208.21
BND283.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,015.93
OMR2,700.760
|
$9,629.17
BND13,099.28
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
OMR3.560
|
$2.35
BND3.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
OMR1.440
|
$3.44
BND4.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.64
OMR2.170
|
$9.40
BND12.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.34
OMR29.770
|
$66.07
BND89.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
OMR3.260
|
$4.51
BND6.14
|
|
pay 0.2% less for clothing
Oman
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.62
OMR19.870
|
$60.00
BND81.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.76
OMR18.000
|
$28.17
BND38.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.82
OMR32.270
|
$107.85
BND146.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.32
OMR28.610
|
$69.99
BND95.22
|
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