Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 14.6% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 24.1% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 47.3% more for housing
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 9.2% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Brunei
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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