Cost of living comparison

Brunei

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Seychelles vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 57.7% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 97.7% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.1% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Brunei	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.37 BND7.18	$17.38 SCR249.25	+223.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.27 BND7.04	$8.30 SCR118.96	+57.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 BND1.11	$2.25 SCR32.29	+171.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BND0.81	$1.87 SCR26.80	+210.2%
Average			+165.7%

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Brunei	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 BND2.87	$1.72 SCR24.71	-19.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.31 BND7.09	$14.37 SCR206.07	+170.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 BND10.46	$6.93 SCR99.40	-11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.26	$3.60 SCR51.63	+47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 BND4.60	$3.61 SCR51.78	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 BND2.33	$0.95 SCR13.63	-45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 BND1.37	$1.10 SCR15.75	+7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 BND2.29	$0.97 SCR13.93	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 BND2.90	$2.65 SCR37.95	+21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.34	$0.65 SCR9.29	-35.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 BND1.22	$0.60 SCR8.63	-34.4%
Average			+5.7%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Brunei	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.45 BND1.94	$6.15 SCR88.21	+324.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.57 BND30.16	$26.44 SCR379.21	+17.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,698.11 BND31,661.65	$26,617.26 SCR381,710.27	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.61 BND34.22	$42.09 SCR603.53	+64.3%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 97.7% more for housing

	Brunei	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.84 BND69.26	$168.84 SCR2,421.26	+225.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.46 BND890.42	$1,048.20 SCR15,031.89	+57.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$603.58 BND806.40	$829.24 SCR11,891.84	+37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.62 BND55.60	$70.93 SCR1,017.25	+70.4%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Brunei	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$127.91 BND170.89	$167.60 SCR2,403.45	+31.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,282.88 BND15,074.39	$6,668.90 SCR95,636.69	-40.9%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 BND3.14	$7.58 SCR108.67	+222.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 BND4.99	$5.17 SCR74.12	+38.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.29 BND15.08	$17.96 SCR257.57	+59.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.77 BND90.54	$74.52 SCR1,068.69	+10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 BND6.05	$6.15 SCR88.13	+35.6%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Brunei	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.09 BND78.95	$48.57 SCR696.48	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$64.04 BND85.56	$20.36 SCR291.97	-68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.31 BND138.03	$59.56 SCR854.15	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.96 BND117.52	$66.75 SCR957.20	-24.1%
Average			-38.1%

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