Cost of living comparison
Tonga is 75.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Tonga instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$8.40
TOP20.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$10.50
TOP25.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$2.66
TOP6.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$2.38
TOP5.70
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.05
TOP2.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$4.55
TOP10.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$5.99
TOP14.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$5.15
TOP12.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$2.70
TOP6.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$1.33
TOP3.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$5.57
TOP13.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$5,881.34
TOP14,083.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$69.32
TOP165.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$126.03
TOP301.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$144.56
TOP346.16
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$159.64
TOP382.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$252.06
TOP603.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$3.36
TOP8.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$2.94
TOP7.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$10.29
TOP24.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$31.51
TOP75.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$42.01
TOP100.59
|
|
pay 77.8% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$4.20
TOP10.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$17.85
TOP42.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$21.00
TOP50.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$29.41
TOP70.42
|
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