Cost of living comparison

Brunei

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 14.4% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 7.9% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 15.3% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 6.2% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 19.4% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 BND7.18	$9.19 RUB775.75	+71.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND7.04	$5.10 RUB430.97	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.11	$1.07 RUB90.53	+29.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.81	$0.49 RUB40.97	-19.5%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Brunei	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 BND2.87	$0.62 RUB52.24	-71.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.31 BND7.09	$4.41 RUB372.03	-17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 BND10.46	$3.57 RUB301.18	-54.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.26	$1.52 RUB128.30	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 BND4.60	$1.99 RUB167.65	-42.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 BND2.33	$0.68 RUB57.18	-61.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.37	$0.67 RUB56.35	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.29	$0.72 RUB60.42	-58.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 BND2.90	$1.12 RUB94.86	-48.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.34	$0.25 RUB21.04	-75.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.22	$0.21 RUB17.67	-77.2%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 7.9% more for transportation

	Brunei	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.45 BND1.94	$2.22 RUB187.30	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND30.16	$28.58 RUB2,413.43	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,698.11 BND31,661.65	$30,621.85 RUB2,585,822.60	+29.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.61 BND34.22	$5.82 RUB491.31	-77.3%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 15.3% more for housing

	Brunei	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.84 BND69.26	$6.38 RUB538.62	-87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.46 BND890.42	$960.52 RUB81,109.88	+44.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.58 BND806.40	$583.26 RUB49,252.88	-3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.62 BND55.60	$86.66 RUB7,317.85	+108.2%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND170.89	$466.53 RUB39,395.77	+264.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,282.88 BND15,074.39	$10,413.52 RUB879,356.25	-7.7%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 BND3.14	$3.06 RUB258.58	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 BND4.99	$2.52 RUB213.17	-32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.29 BND15.08	$2.45 RUB206.87	-78.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.77 BND90.54	$32.34 RUB2,730.79	-52.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 BND6.05	$5.10 RUB430.97	+12.7%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 6.2% more for clothing

	Brunei	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.09 BND78.95	$81.16 RUB6,853.06	+37.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.04 BND85.56	$42.31 RUB3,572.64	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 BND138.03	$108.95 RUB9,200.35	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.96 BND117.52	$101.97 RUB8,610.72	+15.9%
Average			+6.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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