Cost of living comparison

 New Zealand
compared to
 Brunei
Brunei vs. New Zealand Cost of Living Summary

Brunei is 21.3% cheaper than New Zealand overall.

Restaurants
pay 57.8% less in Brunei
Groceries
pay 8.7% more in Brunei
Transportation
pay 26.4% less in Brunei
Housing
pay 28.2% less in Brunei
Childcare
pay 36.6% less in Brunei
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.3% less in Brunei
Clothing
pay 7.5% more in Brunei

The cost of groceries and clothing in Brunei are more expensive than in New Zealand. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Brunei.

Brunei vs. New Zealand Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Brunei instead of New Zealand, you would:

pay 57.8% less for restaurants

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.47
NZ$22.79
$5.37
BND6.94
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.81
NZ$14.90
$5.27
BND6.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.16
NZ$3.66
$0.83
BND1.07

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pay 8.7% more for groceries

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Bread
1 loaf
$1.86
NZ$3.16
$2.15
BND2.77
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.77
NZ$6.38
$5.31
BND6.85
Milk (1 gallon) $6.55
NZ$11.07
$7.83
BND10.11

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pay 26.4% less for transportation

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.26
NZ$10.59
$1.45
BND1.87
Monthly public transit pass $69.15
NZ$116.99
$22.57
BND29.14
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,735.85
NZ$41,847.17
$23,698.11
BND30,596.23

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pay 28.2% less for housing

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.16
NZ$86.54
$51.84
BND66.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,007.66
NZ$1,704.73
$666.46
BND860.46
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $809.64
NZ$1,369.71
$603.58
BND779.27

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $611.89
NZ$1,035.17
$127.91
BND165.14
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,661.07
NZ$18,035.99
$11,282.88
BND14,567.14

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.10
NZ$10.31
$2.35
BND3.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.30
NZ$5.59
$3.74
BND4.83
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.88
NZ$38.70
$11.29
BND14.57

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

 
New Zealand
Brunei
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.31
NZ$110.48
$59.09
BND76.30
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.78
NZ$69.00
$64.04
BND82.68
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$93.71
NZ$158.54
$103.31
BND133.39

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025
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