Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 27.6% cheaper than Texas.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Texas, you would:
pay 62.2% less for restaurants
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.27
|
$5.37
BND7.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
|
$5.27
BND7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.03
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
|
$7.83
BND10.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
|
$2.44
BND3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
|
$3.44
BND4.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$2.17
BND2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
|
$1.01
BND1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.92
BND1.24
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.93
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.02
|
$22.57
BND30.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,552.44
|
$23,698.11
BND31,932.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.17
|
$25.61
BND34.51
|
|
pay 51.4% less for housing
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.55
|
$51.84
BND69.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,374.92
|
$666.46
BND898.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,217.13
|
$603.58
BND813.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.57
|
$41.62
BND56.08
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,230.53
|
$127.91
BND172.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,254.84
|
$11,282.88
BND15,203.38
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$3.74
BND5.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
|
$11.29
BND15.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.01
|
$67.77
BND91.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Texas
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.31
|
$59.09
BND79.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.62
|
$64.04
BND86.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.49
|
$103.31
BND139.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.01
|
$87.96
BND118.52
|
|
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