Cost of living comparison
Eritrea is 29.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
|
pay 13.7% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
|
pay 39.6% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Eritrea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
|
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