Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 62.1% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 46.2% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.25
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.82
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.02
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.70
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 78.7% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.06
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.04
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.43
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.77
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.15
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.22
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.53
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.40
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.81
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.92
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.26
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.88
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR69.81
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR152,771.06
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR30.87
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.10
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,436.47
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR944.96
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR146.85
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR728.37
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,488.55
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 57.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.28
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.30
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.09
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR161.63
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.79
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 58.5% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR236.51
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.07
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR290.04
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR257.81
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
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