Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 40.3% more expensive than Cuba.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Cuba, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.06
CUC5.06
|
$5.37
BND7.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
CUC7.75
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
CUC2.08
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
CUC1.23
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
CUC1.17
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
CUC2.75
|
$5.31
BND7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.92
CUC11.92
|
$7.83
BND10.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
CUC2.97
|
$2.44
BND3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
CUC2.32
|
$3.44
BND4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
CUC2.27
|
$1.75
BND2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
CUC0.44
|
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
CUC0.79
|
$1.71
BND2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
CUC0.64
|
$2.17
BND2.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
CUC0.86
|
$1.01
BND1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.91
CUC1.91
|
$0.92
BND1.22
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
CUC4.81
|
$1.45
BND1.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.50
CUC22.50
|
$22.57
BND30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$65,000.00
CUC65,000.00
|
$23,698.11
BND31,498.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.60
CUC8.60
|
$25.61
BND34.04
|
|
pay 15.2% more for housing
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$147.50
CUC147.50
|
$51.84
BND68.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.94
CUC381.94
|
$666.46
BND885.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.70
CUC544.70
|
$603.58
BND802.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.63
CUC29.63
|
$41.62
BND55.31
|
|
pay 8.5% more for childcare
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$101.00
CUC101.00
|
$127.91
BND170.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,500.00
CUC12,500.00
|
$11,282.88
BND14,996.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
CUC2.88
|
$2.35
BND3.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.10
CUC1.10
|
$3.74
BND4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
CUC3.85
|
$11.29
BND15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
CUC40.17
|
$67.77
BND90.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$0.93
CUC0.93
|
$4.53
BND6.02
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Cuba
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.88
CUC39.88
|
$59.09
BND78.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.83
CUC31.83
|
$64.04
BND85.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.62
CUC75.62
|
$103.31
BND137.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.17
CUC84.17
|
$87.96
BND116.91
|
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