Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 42.7% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$1.85
NPR247.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$6.43
NPR858.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$0.47
NPR63.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$0.48
NPR63.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
$3.46
NPR461.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$2.89
NPR386.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$1.47
NPR196.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
$1.40
NPR186.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$1.06
NPR140.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$0.42
NPR56.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$0.53
NPR70.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 57.5% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$4.93
NPR657.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.05
|
$14.97
NPR1,997.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,282,583.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.07
|
$10.88
NPR1,451.99
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.53
|
$90.65
NPR12,097.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.58
|
$66.00
NPR8,808.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.26
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.77
|
$69.48
NPR9,272.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,341.74
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$2.32
NPR309.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$1.51
NPR201.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
$2.93
NPR391.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.20
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
$3.23
NPR431.57
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
$22.32
NPR2,978.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
$35.72
NPR4,767.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
$42.27
NPR5,641.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.03
|
$32.72
NPR4,366.79
|
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