Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 97.5% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
KGS503.48
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.68
KGS493.41
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
KGS58.70
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
KGS28.76
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KGS41.47
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KGS446.08
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.25
KGS281.72
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
KGS152.53
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
KGS209.59
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
KGS40.92
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
KGS73.83
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
KGS81.91
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
KGS78.33
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KGS19.74
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
KGS20.84
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
KGS252.12
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.54
KGS654.52
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,443.16
KGS3,423,665.89
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.18
KGS362.51
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.05
KGS1,045.65
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$474.69
KGS41,202.73
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$353.07
KGS30,646.19
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.19
KGS2,012.84
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.15
KGS19,976.98
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,168.50
KGS535,426.10
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
KGS100.70
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
KGS178.46
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
KGS135.44
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.01
KGS3,732.87
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.35
KGS377.61
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Kyrgyzstan
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.60
KGS3,524.36
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.86
KGS3,373.32
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.88
KGS9,016.87
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.67
KGS8,391.34
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
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