Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 25.5% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.83
BND1.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 33.2% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$5.31
BND7.14
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$7.83
BND10.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$22.57
BND30.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$25.61
BND34.44
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$666.46
BND896.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$603.58
BND811.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
|
pay 10.4% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$127.91
BND171.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
|
pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$2.35
BND3.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$67.77
BND91.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$4.53
BND6.09
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$87.96
BND118.27
|
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