Cost of living comparison

Rwanda

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 29.7% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.8% more in Brunei
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 71.7% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 38.7% more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 4.3 times more in Brunei

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

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Brunei vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.8% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 RWF4,005	$5.86 BND7.51	+116.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.77 RWF10,013	$6.92 BND8.86	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 RWF1,155	$0.92 BND1.18	+18.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 RWF826	$0.52 BND0.66	-7.7%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Rwanda	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,548	$2.10 BND2.68	+100.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.11 RWF3,115	$7.08 BND9.06	+235.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.16 RWF4,675	$7.05 BND9.03	+122.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 RWF2,412	$2.35 BND3.01	+43.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 RWF3,078	$3.23 BND4.13	+54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 RWF1,618	$1.79 BND2.29	+63.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 RWF522	$0.99 BND1.27	+180.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RWF1,019	$1.78 BND2.28	+157.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF707	$1.15 BND1.48	+141.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF333	$0.77 BND0.99	+242.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RWF499	$1.11 BND1.42	+227.9%
Average			+132.3%

Rwanda vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 71.7% less for transportation

	Rwanda	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.00 RWF10,345	$1.47 BND1.89	-79.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.40 RWF37,550	$0.78 BND1.00	-96.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,080.15 RWF39M	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	+42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.97 RWF28,037	$30.47 BND39.04	+60.7%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Rwanda	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.00 RWF31,041	$65.11 BND83.42	+210.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.07 RWF985K	$731.42 BND937.05	+9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$413.79 RWF612K	$627.34 BND803.71	+51.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.32 RWF95,077	$38.39 BND49.18	-40.3%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 38.7% more for childcare

	Rwanda	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.90 RWF167K	$216.82 BND277.78	+92.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,510.48 RWF14M	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	+0.1%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RWF1,502	$1.95 BND2.50	+92.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 RWF3,578	$4.22 BND5.40	+74.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.03 RWF3,004	$11.72 BND15.01	+476.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 RWF39,497	$71.62 BND91.75	+168.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.39 RWF5,007	$5.47 BND7.01	+61.5%
Average			+118.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.39 RWF25,701	$76.18 BND97.60	+338.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.58 RWF23,031	$97.53 BND124.95	+526.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.24 RWF32,877	$128.15 BND164.18	+476.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.87 RWF50,067	$72.27 BND92.59	+113.4%
Average			+328.5%

Rwanda vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing

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