Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 96.3% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 52.6% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
STD417,914
|
$5.37
BND7.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
STD202,987
|
$5.27
BND7.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
STD39,244
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
STD23,881
|
$0.60
BND0.82
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
STD21,104
|
$2.15
BND2.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.38
STD208,957
|
$5.31
BND7.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
STD105,465
|
$7.83
BND10.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
STD87,436
|
$2.44
BND3.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
STD189,563
|
$3.44
BND4.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$1.75
BND2.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD10,832
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.70
STD37,913
|
$1.71
BND2.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
STD32,496
|
$2.17
BND2.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
STD24,372
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
STD18,956
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 74.8% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.74
STD127,914
|
$1.45
BND1.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,698.11
BND32,055.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.61
BND34.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$51.84
BND70.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$321.53
STD7,164,243
|
$666.46
BND901.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.35
STD4,776,162
|
$603.58
BND816.44
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.62
BND56.29
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.91
BND173.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,282.88
BND15,261.92
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
STD24,239
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
STD35,821
|
$3.74
BND5.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
STD47,762
|
$11.29
BND15.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.30
STD764,186
|
$67.77
BND91.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.29
STD429,855
|
$4.53
BND6.13
|
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pay 5.0 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Brunei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$59.09
BND79.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$64.04
BND86.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.31
BND139.75
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.58
STD391,645
|
$87.96
BND118.98
|
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