Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 31.9% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$7.60
YER1,900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$1.70
YER424
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.69
YER172
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$1.53
YER382
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
$3.95
YER988
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$10.62
YER2,654
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$5.55
YER1,388
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$2.76
YER691
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.80
YER201
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
$2.30
YER574
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$1.27
YER318
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$1.20
YER299
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.90
YER226
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$10.93
YER2,732
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
$51.28
YER12,814
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$16,011.21
YER4,000,801
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$29.52
YER7,375
|
|
pay 5.6% less for housing
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$72.17
YER18,034
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$216.38
YER54,068
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$142.46
YER35,597
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$75.93
YER18,972
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
$86.27
YER21,557
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
$3,364.07
YER840,598
|
|
pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$3.01
YER752
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$3.72
YER930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$70.42
YER17,595
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
$5.05
YER1,263
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Yemen
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$67.82
YER16,946
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$87.06
YER21,753
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$81.83
YER20,446
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$113.17
YER28,277
|
|
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