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Brunei vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 58.7% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Brunei
Groceries: pay 6.9% more in Brunei
Transportation: pay 4.0% less in Brunei
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Brunei
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% more in Brunei
Clothing: pay 24.1% more in Brunei

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

Brunei vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,806	$3.68 BND4.74	-51.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,329	$6.87 BND8.86	-29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.97 BND1.26	-30.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.55 BND0.71	-23.9%
Average			-33.9%

Yemen vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.9% more for groceries

	Yemen	Brunei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$2.09 BND2.70	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$6.49 BND8.37	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,191	$6.83 BND8.81	-25.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,255	$2.44 BND3.14	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,153	$3.19 BND4.12	-33.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$1.73 BND2.23	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.98 BND1.27	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$1.54 BND1.99	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$1.94 BND2.51	+89.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER232	$1.05 BND1.36	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$1.01 BND1.30	+16.6%
Average			+6.9%

Yemen vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.0% less for transportation

	Yemen	Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,532	$1.43 BND1.84	-86.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,098	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,986,211	$30,557.48 BND39,401.73	+82.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,829	$26.30 BND33.91	-8.1%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Yemen	Brunei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,543	$68.09 BND87.80	-12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,369	$727.22 BND937.70	+213.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,567	$612.39 BND789.64	+269.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,780	$43.74 BND56.40	-24.3%
Average			+111.4%

Yemen vs. Brunei - Cost of housing

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,453	$156.63 BND201.97	+102.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,510	$12,411.76 BND16,004.09	+451.7%
Average			+277.1%

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pay 29.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER545	$1.93 BND2.49	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$4.10 BND5.28	+18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$11.60 BND14.96	+148.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,682	$64.15 BND82.72	-2.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$5.41 BND6.98	-4.0%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 24.1% more for clothing

	Yemen	Brunei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,623	$96.72 BND124.71	+82.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,929	$84.22 BND108.59	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,938	$118.87 BND153.27	+58.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,745	$63.82 BND82.30	-18.8%
Average			+24.1%

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