Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.4 times more expensive than Uzbekistan.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Uzbekistan, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
UZS42,098
|
$3.01
$4.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
UZS37,428
|
$5.11
$6.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UZS6,142
|
$0.75
$1.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
UZS4,754
|
$0.60
$0.81
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
UZS3,512
|
$1.68
$2.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.02
UZS25,323
|
$5.73
$7.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.13
UZS39,153
|
$5.55
$7.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
UZS15,381
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
UZS16,161
|
$3.34
$4.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
UZS5,589
|
$1.79
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
UZS9,906
|
$1.02
$1.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
UZS10,300
|
$1.71
$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
UZS6,930
|
$2.17
$2.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UZS2,604
|
$0.94
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
UZS1,907
|
$1.00
$1.34
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
UZS33,042
|
$1.41
$1.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.30
UZS153,944
|
$22.56
$30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,336.08
UZS204,501,885
|
$22,924.67
$30,800.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.94
UZS24,240
|
$20.87
$28.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.09
UZS289,037
|
$79.08
$106.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.88
UZS3,441,038
|
$670.39
$900.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$199.02
UZS2,491,471
|
$490.05
$658.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.90
UZS424,396
|
$41.83
$56.20
|
|
pay 83.5% more for childcare
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.42
UZS1,507,529
|
$208.21
$279.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,963.07
UZS62,129,759
|
$9,629.17
$12,937.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
UZS11,864
|
$2.35
$3.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
UZS18,457
|
$3.44
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.11
UZS26,381
|
$9.40
$12.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.17
UZS290,058
|
$66.07
$88.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.26
UZS28,350
|
$4.51
$6.06
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Uzbekistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.44
UZS330,939
|
$60.00
$80.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
UZS389,559
|
$28.17
$37.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.32
UZS1,017,966
|
$107.85
$144.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.27
UZS704,376
|
$69.99
$94.04
|
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