Cost of living comparison
Minnesota is 2.4 times more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Minnesota instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$17.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$10.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$2.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.99
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$3.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$4.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$5.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$2.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$2.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.48
|
|
pay 89.0% more for transportation
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$3.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$75.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$32,650.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$15.25
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$66.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$1,195.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$1,106.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$119.54
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$1,324.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$22,140.67
|
|
pay 67.6% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$5.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$5.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$9.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$48.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$13.28
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Minnesota
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$52.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$47.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$84.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$103.00
|
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