Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 62.7% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$13.96
FCFA8,720
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$8.94
FCFA5,581
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.88
FCFA1,176
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.50
FCFA936
|
|
pay 3.6% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$2.56
FCFA1,601
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$4.20
FCFA2,624
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$7.87
FCFA4,916
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.39
FCFA2,119
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.20
FCFA1,372
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.18
FCFA737
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.91
FCFA569
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.98
FCFA1,234
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.21
FCFA755
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.16
FCFA727
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.05
FCFA656
|
|
pay 62.9% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$5.18
FCFA3,237
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$22.59
FCFA14,109
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,546,311
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$14.09
FCFA8,804
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$75.50
FCFA47,156
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$971.39
FCFA606,729
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$357.68
FCFA223,405
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$456.95
FCFA285,413
|
|
pay 6.3% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$214.14
FCFA133,755
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,185,470
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.76
FCFA1,727
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$4.13
FCFA2,582
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$3.75
FCFA2,342
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$61.25
FCFA38,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$8.17
FCFA5,103
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$35.83
FCFA22,382
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$37.92
FCFA23,683
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$92.22
FCFA57,602
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$91.67
FCFA57,255
|
|
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