Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 3.6 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$4.70
BND6.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.72
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.45
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.98
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.91
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.34
|
$5.61
BND7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.47
|
$6.37
BND8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.79
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.25
|
$3.39
BND4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.62
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.50
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.78
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.26
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.48
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 45.5% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.84
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.30
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,008.15
|
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.58
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,650.74
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,758.61
|
$494.89
BND668.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,985.77
|
$556.37
BND751.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.36
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,851.90
|
$248.56
BND335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,436.37
|
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
|
pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.12
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.86
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.64
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.06
|
$66.77
BND90.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.67
|
$4.83
BND6.52
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.11
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN998.89
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,746.96
|
$108.84
BND147.03
|
|
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