Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.3 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 54.5% more for restaurants
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES396.73
|
$4.70
BND6.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES743.70
|
$5.86
BND7.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES77.79
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES61.30
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES64.82
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES551.59
|
$5.61
BND7.41
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES368.69
|
$6.37
BND8.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES208.92
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES298.54
|
$3.39
BND4.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES130.18
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES53.49
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES77.66
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES42.97
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES37.59
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES48.82
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES726.48
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,327.91
|
$22.25
BND29.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,188,119.89
|
$23,028.03
BND30,450.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,146.01
|
$25.22
BND33.35
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,053.65
|
$90.81
BND120.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES23,791.42
|
$494.89
BND654.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,542.15
|
$556.37
BND735.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,580.86
|
$39.28
BND51.94
|
|
pay 86.7% more for childcare
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,547.46
|
$248.56
BND328.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES797,360.93
|
$10,354.39
BND13,691.99
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES250.45
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES273.64
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES343.10
|
$10.20
BND13.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,894.17
|
$66.77
BND88.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES744.06
|
$4.83
BND6.38
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Kenya
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,720.25
|
$58.14
BND76.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,648.31
|
$60.50
BND80.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,872.84
|
$101.63
BND134.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,063.81
|
$108.84
BND143.92
|
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