Cost of living comparison
Aruba is 73.0% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Aruba instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
|
pay 20.8% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
|
pay 56.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Aruba
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
|
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