Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 3.9 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
AFN149
|
$4.70
BND6.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.08
AFN293
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
AFN33
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN14
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for groceries
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.90
AFN136
|
$5.61
BND7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.27
AFN163
|
$6.37
BND8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
AFN118
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
AFN102
|
$3.39
BND4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.27
AFN19
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
AFN26
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
AFN23
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
AFN14
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.15
AFN11
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 69.8% more for transportation
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
AFN276
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.64
AFN1,050
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,342.32
AFN598,542
|
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.58
AFN831
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.88
AFN12,906
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$96.41
AFN6,917
|
$494.89
BND668.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$58.93
AFN4,228
|
$556.37
BND751.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.91
AFN6,953
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.24
AFN2,528
|
$248.56
BND335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,385.55
AFN99,410
|
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.62
AFN332
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
AFN74
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
AFN129
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.98
AFN788
|
$66.77
BND90.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
AFN224
|
$4.83
BND6.52
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Afghanistan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.45
AFN1,037
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.98
AFN1,577
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.82
AFN2,570
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.74
AFN1,990
|
$108.84
BND147.03
|
|
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