Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 89.9% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 76.8% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL55.13
|
$4.70
BND6.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL41.86
|
$5.86
BND7.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.68
|
$1.19
BND1.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.87
|
$0.80
BND1.07
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.62
|
$2.07
BND2.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL86.80
|
$5.61
BND7.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL72.14
|
$6.37
BND8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL30.63
|
$2.40
BND3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL35.20
|
$3.39
BND4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.43
|
$1.72
BND2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL6.02
|
$1.91
BND2.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.72
|
$1.69
BND2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.42
|
$2.14
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL8.11
|
$0.99
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.49
|
$0.90
BND1.22
|
|
pay 12.5% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL84.88
|
$1.30
BND1.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL536.02
|
$22.25
BND30.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL306,299.20
|
$23,028.03
BND31,107.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL459.56
|
$25.22
BND34.07
|
|
pay 94.2% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL1,020.83
|
$90.81
BND122.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL4,083.99
|
$494.89
BND668.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,318.24
|
$556.37
BND751.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,067.04
|
$39.28
BND53.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,286.34
|
$248.56
BND335.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL89,862.86
|
$10,354.39
BND13,987.37
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL33.18
|
$2.30
BND3.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL31.31
|
$3.75
BND5.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL45.94
|
$10.20
BND13.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL510.50
|
$66.77
BND90.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL66.36
|
$4.83
BND6.52
|
|
pay 67.1% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL931.55
|
$58.14
BND78.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL425.42
|
$60.50
BND81.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,327.30
|
$101.63
BND137.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,442.30
|
$108.84
BND147.03
|
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