Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 25.8% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 24.4% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE524.84
|
$5.37
BND7.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE499.85
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE221.86
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE122.49
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 3.8% more for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE258.29
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE691.63
|
$5.31
BND7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE515.61
|
$7.83
BND10.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE288.41
|
$2.44
BND3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE338.39
|
$3.44
BND4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE165.55
|
$1.75
BND2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE119.88
|
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE143.59
|
$1.71
BND2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE201.60
|
$2.17
BND2.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE109.96
|
$1.01
BND1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE89.18
|
$0.92
BND1.22
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE663.57
|
$1.45
BND1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,599.21
|
$22.57
BND30.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE2,999,090.40
|
$23,698.11
BND31,498.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,211.83
|
$25.61
BND34.04
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,885.71
|
$51.84
BND68.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE48,914.12
|
$666.46
BND885.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,001.37
|
$603.58
BND802.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE9,948.91
|
$41.62
BND55.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,007.82
|
$127.91
BND170.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE290,411.92
|
$11,282.88
BND14,996.50
|
|
pay 53.0% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE277.42
|
$2.35
BND3.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE184.84
|
$3.74
BND4.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE449.86
|
$11.29
BND15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,540.29
|
$67.77
BND90.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE799.76
|
$4.53
BND6.02
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,748.56
|
$59.09
BND78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,498.64
|
$64.04
BND85.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,497.12
|
$103.31
BND137.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE14,995.45
|
$87.96
BND116.91
|
|
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