Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 36.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$8.25
LRD1,482.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$11.00
LRD1,976.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.88
LRD336.90
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.50
LRD449.20
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.65
LRD297.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$5.91
LRD1,061.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$6.08
LRD1,093.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.63
LRD651.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$4.48
LRD804.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$0.74
LRD133.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$2.58
LRD463.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$3.95
LRD710.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$3.18
LRD571.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.03
LRD185.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$3.88
LRD696.27
|
|
pay 9.4% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$4.03
LRD724.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$20.00
LRD3,593.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$5,069.87
LRD910,960.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$12.69
LRD2,280.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$93.25
LRD16,755.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$666.67
LRD119,787.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$90.00
LRD16,171.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$208.46
LRD37,455.81
|
|
pay 64.3% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$74.33
LRD13,355.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$1,500.00
LRD269,521.77
|
|
pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.50
LRD449.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$3.12
LRD561.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$5.00
LRD898.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$76.25
LRD13,700.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$9.75
LRD1,751.85
|
|
pay 45.9% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Liberia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$18.41
LRD3,308.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$33.75
LRD6,064.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$56.25
LRD10,107.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$68.75
LRD12,353.08
|
|
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