Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.9 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL207.42
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.43
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.71
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 76.0% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL14.70
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL47.80
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL65.35
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL22.87
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL55.37
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL15.80
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.00
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL17.69
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL20.76
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL10.92
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.30
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL83.03
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL508.63
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL356,040.29
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL100.71
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL406.90
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,577.05
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,305.48
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL525.58
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,006.07
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL33.21
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.14
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL86.47
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL389.95
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL762.94
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL712.08
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,797.16
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,543.14
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
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