Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 12.2% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.81
|
$4.70
BND6.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.78
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.40
|
$5.61
BND7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.61
|
$6.37
BND8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.73
|
$3.39
BND4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.31
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 25.9% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.99
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.69
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,754.98
|
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.07
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 29.3% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.69
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£884.99
|
$494.89
BND668.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£736.46
|
$556.37
BND751.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.56
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£792.16
|
$248.56
BND335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,192.85
|
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.76
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.28
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.88
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.33
|
$66.77
BND90.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.91
|
$4.83
BND6.52
|
|
pay 50.7% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.59
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.74
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.00
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.80
|
$108.84
BND147.03
|
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