Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 57.2% more expensive than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.2% less in Brunei
- Groceries
-
pay 2.7 times more in Brunei
- Transportation
-
pay 9.3% less in Brunei
- Housing
-
pay 40.1% more in Brunei
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brunei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brunei
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2% more in Brunei
The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and clothing in Brunei are more expensive than in Lebanon. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Brunei. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Brunei.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP626,904
|
$5.37
BND7.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,131
|
$5.27
BND6.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,333
|
$0.83
BND1.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,200
|
$0.60
BND0.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,784
|
$2.15
BND2.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,037
|
$5.31
BND6.96
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,436
|
$7.83
BND10.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,894
|
$2.44
BND3.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,635
|
$3.44
BND4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,285
|
$1.75
BND2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,048
|
$1.02
BND1.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,865
|
$1.71
BND2.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,844
|
$2.17
BND2.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,368
|
$1.01
BND1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,212
|
$0.92
BND1.20
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,615
|
$1.45
BND1.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,716,825
|
$22.57
BND29.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,888,762
|
$23,698.11
BND31,093.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,141,860
|
$25.61
BND33.61
|
|
pay 40.1% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,651
|
$51.84
BND68.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,252,024
|
$666.46
BND874.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,809,218
|
$603.58
BND791.94
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,435,174
|
$41.62
BND54.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,732,479
|
$127.91
BND167.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,648,427
|
$11,282.88
BND14,803.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,673
|
$2.35
BND3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,160
|
$3.74
BND4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,115
|
$11.29
BND14.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,530,065
|
$67.77
BND88.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,514
|
$4.53
BND5.94
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,606
|
$59.09
BND77.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,551
|
$64.04
BND84.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,349,387
|
$103.31
BND135.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,316,069
|
$87.96
BND115.41
|
|
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