Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 44.7% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Mali, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,103
|
$5.37
BND7.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,931
|
$5.27
BND7.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA473
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA355
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA675
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.31
BND7.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,792
|
$7.83
BND10.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,914
|
$2.44
BND3.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,672
|
$3.44
BND4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
BND2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA306
|
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$1.71
BND2.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA612
|
$2.17
BND2.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
BND1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$0.92
BND1.22
|
|
pay 73.6% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,356
|
$1.45
BND1.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,698.11
BND31,498.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.61
BND34.04
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,255
|
$51.84
BND68.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$666.46
BND885.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$603.58
BND802.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.62
BND55.31
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.91
BND170.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,282.88
BND14,996.50
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,460
|
$2.35
BND3.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,156
|
$3.74
BND4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA571
|
$11.29
BND15.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA41,256
|
$67.77
BND90.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,471
|
$4.53
BND6.02
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.09
BND78.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$64.04
BND85.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.31
BND137.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$87.96
BND116.91
|
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