Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 43.2% more expensive than Ethiopia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% less in Brunei
- Groceries
-
pay 80.4% more in Brunei
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Brunei
- Housing
-
pay 22.6% less in Brunei
- Childcare
-
pay 8.6% less in Brunei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 97.0% more in Brunei
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Brunei
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Brunei are more expensive than in Ethiopia. Expenses including housing, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Brunei. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Brunei.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB807.64
|
$5.37
BND6.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB839.31
|
$5.27
BND6.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB105.67
|
$0.83
BND1.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB67.59
|
$0.60
BND0.78
|
|
pay 80.4% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB161.74
|
$2.15
BND2.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB653.31
|
$5.31
BND6.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB818.22
|
$7.83
BND10.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB356.60
|
$2.44
BND3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB760.02
|
$3.44
BND4.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB444.39
|
$1.75
BND2.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB68.16
|
$1.02
BND1.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB145.14
|
$1.71
BND2.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB52.03
|
$2.17
BND2.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB41.90
|
$1.01
BND1.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB106.90
|
$0.92
BND1.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB656.85
|
$1.45
BND1.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,346.07
|
$22.57
BND29.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,365,171.80
|
$23,698.11
BND30,596.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB493.33
|
$25.61
BND33.07
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB23,040.21
|
$51.84
BND66.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB86,834.89
|
$666.46
BND860.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB56,904.01
|
$603.58
BND779.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB16,804.08
|
$41.62
BND53.73
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,966.86
|
$127.91
BND165.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,911,485.13
|
$11,282.88
BND14,567.14
|
|
pay 97.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB134.61
|
$2.35
BND3.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB154.76
|
$3.74
BND4.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB538.43
|
$11.29
BND14.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB12,194.71
|
$67.77
BND87.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB901.87
|
$4.53
BND5.85
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,506.00
|
$59.09
BND76.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB10,117.95
|
$64.04
BND82.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB14,650.98
|
$103.31
BND133.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB16,061.52
|
$87.96
BND113.56
|
|
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