Cost of living comparison
Laos is 4.7% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Laos instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.27
|
$1.90
LAK41,360
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
$4.20
LAK91,664
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$0.69
LAK15,052
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.82
|
$0.49
LAK10,586
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
$1.00
LAK21,852
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.18
|
$13.03
LAK284,101
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.59
|
$6.40
LAK139,539
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
$2.06
LAK45,016
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.65
|
$2.07
LAK45,131
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.36
|
$0.75
LAK16,244
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.74
LAK16,172
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.31
|
$0.96
LAK20,871
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.94
|
$1.29
LAK28,106
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.36
|
$0.70
LAK15,153
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.24
|
$0.45
LAK9,856
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.96
|
$4.61
LAK100,404
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
$53.85
LAK1,174,010
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
$28,167.89
LAK614,073,762
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.65
|
$10.57
LAK230,508
|
|
pay 10.5% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND70.12
|
$8.98
LAK195,845
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND901.50
|
$993.83
LAK21,665,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND816.44
|
$809.30
LAK17,643,214
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.29
|
$58.85
LAK1,282,861
|
|
pay 54.4% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
$291.32
LAK6,351,018
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
$9,140.14
LAK199,259,614
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.11
LAK24,110
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.06
|
$1.62
LAK35,295
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
$1.78
LAK38,901
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.67
|
$66.31
LAK1,445,630
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.13
|
$2.97
LAK64,790
|
|
pay 13.7% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Laos
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.94
|
$78.60
LAK1,713,481
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.62
|
$61.45
LAK1,339,579
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.75
|
$65.22
LAK1,421,816
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.98
|
$46.67
LAK1,017,429
|
|
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