Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.6 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$45.20
£35.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.50
£1.98
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$5.33
£4.22
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$7.84
£6.21
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$5.67
£4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.39
£1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.85
£1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.83
£1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.57
£1.24
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$7.93
£6.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$67.16
£53.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$51.51
£40.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
|
pay 10.0 times more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$7.75
£6.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.95
£3.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$74.05
£58.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$18.08
£14.33
|
|
pay 56.2% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$202.34
£160.36
|
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