Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 12.3% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.72
$66.00
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
$44.60
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
$6.44
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$5.18
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
$14.08
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.83
$25.98
|
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.58
$51.47
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.69
$25.07
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
$24.26
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
$12.60
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
$6.21
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
$8.08
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
$13.15
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$3.55
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
$4.19
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.21
$21.79
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.97
$352.91
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,791.71
$202,307.45
|
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.70
$52.26
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.81
$345.03
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$490.57
$3,331.35
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.70
$2,510.54
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.60
$268.94
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 32.5% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.40
$1,544.22
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,553.03
$37,709.13
|
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.53
$10.40
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
$23.37
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
$34.50
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.23
$300.37
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
$53.00
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 6.2% less for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.52
$356.67
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.33
$253.51
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.33
$701.69
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.47
$587.19
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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