Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 31.0% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.60
|
$5.37
BND7.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.08
|
$5.27
BND7.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$0.83
BND1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.82
|
$2.15
BND2.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.27
|
$5.31
BND7.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.91
|
$7.83
BND10.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.42
|
$2.44
BND3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.02
|
$3.44
BND4.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.75
BND2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$1.02
BND1.37
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$1.71
BND2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$2.17
BND2.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.96
|
$1.45
BND1.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD120.93
|
$22.57
BND30.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,387.66
|
$23,698.11
BND31,687.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.70
|
$25.61
BND34.25
|
|
pay 41.9% less for housing
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.43
|
$51.84
BND69.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,676.53
|
$666.46
BND891.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,663.57
|
$603.58
BND807.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.64
|
$41.62
BND55.65
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,593.42
|
$127.91
BND171.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,657.97
|
$11,282.88
BND15,086.49
|
|
pay 38.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.02
|
$2.35
BND3.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.31
|
$3.74
BND5.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.93
|
$11.29
BND15.09
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD140.89
|
$67.77
BND90.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.12
|
$4.53
BND6.06
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
|
Singapore
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.82
|
$59.09
BND79.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.42
|
$64.04
BND85.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.52
|
$103.31
BND138.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.50
|
$87.96
BND117.61
|
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