Cost of living comparison

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Brunei vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 49.2% cheaper than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 61.1% less in Brunei
Groceries
pay 12.2% more in Brunei
Transportation
pay 82.8% less in Brunei
Housing
pay 50.1% less in Brunei
Childcare
pay 76.2% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports
pay 37.5% less in Brunei
Clothing
pay 17.6% more in Brunei

The cost of clothing and groceries in Brunei are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Expenses including transportation, childcare, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brunei.

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Brunei vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 61.1% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$5.86
BND7.51
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$6.92
BND8.86
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$0.92
BND1.18
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pay 12.2% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$2.10
BND2.68
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$7.08
BND9.06
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$7.05
BND9.03
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pay 82.8% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$1.47
BND1.89
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$0.78
BND1.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$37,115.17
BND47,549.96
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pay 50.1% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$65.11
BND83.42
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$731.42
BND937.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$627.34
BND803.71
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pay 76.2% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$216.82
BND277.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$9,524.22
BND12,201.92
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pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$1.95
BND2.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$4.22
BND5.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$11.72
BND15.01
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pay 17.6% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Brunei
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$76.18
BND97.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$97.53
BND124.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$128.15
BND164.18
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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