Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 30.0% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 34.5% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$5.37
BND7.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$5.27
BND7.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$0.83
BND1.12
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.60
BND0.81
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER989
|
$5.31
BND7.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,655
|
$7.83
BND10.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$3.44
BND4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.75
BND2.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$1.02
BND1.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.71
BND2.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$2.17
BND2.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER300
|
$1.01
BND1.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.92
BND1.23
|
|
pay 27.0% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$1.45
BND1.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,819
|
$22.57
BND30.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,002,435
|
$23,698.11
BND31,908.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,378
|
$25.61
BND34.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,041
|
$51.84
BND69.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,090
|
$666.46
BND897.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,612
|
$603.58
BND812.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,980
|
$41.62
BND56.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,565
|
$127.91
BND172.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,941
|
$11,282.88
BND15,192.03
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER931
|
$3.74
BND5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$11.29
BND15.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,602
|
$67.77
BND91.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$4.53
BND6.10
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,953
|
$59.09
BND79.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,762
|
$64.04
BND86.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,454
|
$103.31
BND139.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,289
|
$87.96
BND118.43
|
|
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