Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 98.2% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,150
|
$4.70
BND6.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,896
|
$5.86
BND7.76
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,499
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,030
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,430
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,383
|
$5.61
BND7.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,186
|
$6.37
BND8.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,421
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,457
|
$3.39
BND4.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,416
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,561
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,666
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,757
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,284
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,789
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,813
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.25
BND29.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
$23,028.03
BND30,476.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$25.22
BND33.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA287,659
|
$90.81
BND120.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,384,493
|
$494.89
BND654.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA504,345
|
$556.37
BND736.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$39.28
BND51.98
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$248.56
BND328.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$10,354.39
BND13,703.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,179
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,496
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,964
|
$10.20
BND13.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,728
|
$66.77
BND88.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,344
|
$4.83
BND6.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Madagascar
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,858
|
$58.14
BND76.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,335
|
$60.50
BND80.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA365,696
|
$101.63
BND134.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA296,482
|
$108.84
BND144.04
|
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