Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Brunei

Brunei vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 2.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Brunei
Groceries: pay 76.7% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 43.6% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 10.2 times more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Brunei

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

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Brunei vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.19 LKR726.11	$5.86 BND7.51	+167.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.20 LKR2,052.12	$6.92 BND8.86	+11.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 LKR270.87	$0.92 BND1.18	+13.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 LKR101.62	$0.52 BND0.66	+68.1%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 LKR164.88	$2.10 BND2.68	+321.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.10 LKR1,689.36	$7.08 BND9.06	+38.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 LKR1,656.35	$7.05 BND9.03	+41.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LKR525.48	$2.35 BND3.01	+48.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.92 LKR637.54	$3.23 BND4.13	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39 LKR790.19	$1.79 BND2.29	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 LKR110.92	$0.99 BND1.27	+196.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.65 LKR546.03	$1.78 BND2.28	+7.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 LKR195.36	$1.15 BND1.48	+95.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR150.14	$0.77 BND0.99	+70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 LKR113.13	$1.11 BND1.42	+224.1%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 43.6% less for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.79 LKR1,585.93	$1.47 BND1.89	-69.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.92 LKR1,628.00	$0.78 BND1.00	-84.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,619.96 LKR10M	$37,115.17 BND47,549.96	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 LKR979.01	$30.47 BND39.04	+930.9%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.30 LKR5,399.45	$65.11 BND83.42	+299.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$251.30 LKR83,230.31	$731.42 BND937.05	+191.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$143.93 LKR47,668.88	$627.34 BND803.71	+335.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.77 LKR11,847.20	$38.39 BND49.18	+7.3%
Average			+199.2%

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pay 10.2 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.08 LKR9,301.28	$216.82 BND277.78	+672.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$711.79 LKR236K	$9,524.22 BND12,201.92	+1238.1%
Average			+916.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 LKR714.17	$1.95 BND2.50	-9.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 LKR713.82	$4.22 BND5.40	+95.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.91 LKR3,283.39	$11.72 BND15.01	+18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.67 LKR3,202.38	$71.62 BND91.75	+640.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.64 LKR1,206.25	$5.47 BND7.01	+50.2%
Average			+108.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.76 LKR7,207.45	$76.18 BND97.60	+250.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.15 LKR4,354.50	$97.53 BND124.95	+641.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.61 LKR23,716.18	$128.15 BND164.18	+79.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.60 LKR11,128.93	$72.27 BND92.59	+115.1%
Average			+216.2%

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