Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 50.4% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$16.65
UYU737.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
$9.31
UYU412.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.12
|
$1.79
UYU79.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$1.34
UYU59.18
|
|
pay 13.5% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$2.27
UYU100.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.15
|
$6.19
UYU274.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.54
|
$3.87
UYU171.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$3.50
UYU154.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.83
UYU169.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.17
UYU51.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$1.09
UYU48.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$0.59
UYU26.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.18
UYU52.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.79
UYU34.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.77
UYU34.31
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$7.05
UYU312.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.39
|
$45.52
UYU2,016.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
$33,750.70
UYU1,495,238.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.49
|
$21.42
UYU948.78
|
|
pay 14.4% more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
$38.19
UYU1,692.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND897.37
|
$604.11
UYU26,763.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND812.70
|
$444.71
UYU19,701.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
$91.38
UYU4,048.31
|
|
pay 64.8% more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND172.23
|
$340.39
UYU15,080.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
$7,149.59
UYU316,744.31
|
|
pay 14.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$3.27
UYU145.06
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$3.80
UYU168.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
$4.87
UYU215.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.25
|
$51.06
UYU2,262.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
$9.53
UYU422.41
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Uruguay
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
$85.71
UYU3,797.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
$46.60
UYU2,064.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
$124.95
UYU5,535.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.43
|
$100.59
UYU4,456.18
|
|
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