Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 73.8% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,236.05
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 97.5% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 33.8% more for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
|
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