Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 28.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.35
|
$6.44
₩8,914
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$0.74
₩1,020
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.57
|
$6.02
₩8,325
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.60
|
$7.79
₩10,777
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.58
|
$2.83
₩3,915
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.33
|
$2.76
₩3,821
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.58
|
$1.39
₩1,922
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.28
|
$2.49
₩3,443
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$2.03
₩2,808
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$1.69
₩2,337
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$1.10
₩1,520
|
|
pay 81.5% more for transportation
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$4.58
₩6,329
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND30.05
|
$48.21
₩66,685
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND34.07
|
$8.80
₩12,170
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND668.53
|
$421.68
₩583,220
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND751.58
|
$330.55
₩457,187
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND335.77
|
$386.50
₩534,566
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
|
pay 5.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$2.93
₩4,046
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.07
|
$3.45
₩4,775
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND90.20
|
$48.95
₩67,702
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.52
|
$9.82
₩13,588
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Brunei
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND147.03
|
$98.82
₩136,671
|
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