Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 21.1% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$4.70
BND6.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$5.86
BND7.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$1.19
BND1.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$0.80
BND1.05
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$2.07
BND2.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$5.61
BND7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$6.37
BND8.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$2.40
BND3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$3.39
BND4.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$1.72
BND2.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.91
BND2.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$1.69
BND2.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$2.14
BND2.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$0.99
BND1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$0.90
BND1.20
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$1.30
BND1.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$22.25
BND29.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$23,028.03
BND30,450.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$25.22
BND33.35
|
|
pay 20.6% more for housing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$90.81
BND120.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$494.89
BND654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$556.37
BND735.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$39.28
BND51.94
|
|
pay 71.7% more for childcare
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$248.56
BND328.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$10,354.39
BND13,691.99
|
|
pay 25.8% more for entertainment and sports
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$2.30
BND3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$3.75
BND4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$10.20
BND13.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$66.77
BND88.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$4.83
BND6.38
|
|
pay 10.6% more for clothing
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$58.14
BND76.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$60.50
BND80.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$101.63
BND134.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$108.84
BND143.92
|
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