Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 9.6% cheaper than Brunei.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
|
pay 45.0% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
|
pay 19.6% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
|
pay 4.9% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
|
pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
|
pay 4.1% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Georgia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
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