Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.0 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 41.4% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$3.01
BND4.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$5.11
BND6.91
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$0.75
BND1.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$1.68
BND2.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$5.73
BND7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$5.55
BND7.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$3.34
BND4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.79
BND2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.94
BND1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$1.00
BND1.35
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$1.41
BND1.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$22.56
BND30.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$22,924.67
BND30,983.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$20.87
BND28.20
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$79.08
BND106.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$670.39
BND906.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$490.05
BND662.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$41.83
BND56.54
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$208.21
BND281.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$9,629.17
BND13,013.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$9.40
BND12.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$66.07
BND89.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$4.51
BND6.10
|
|
pay 70.7% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$60.00
BND81.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$28.17
BND38.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$107.85
BND145.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$69.99
BND94.60
|
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