Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Brunei

−1.5% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,969.99 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 2,560 BND

That is 39 BND less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $30.47 today.

BND per 1 USD Then 1.299 · Today 1.280
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Brunei

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

78 BND a night
$0.91 more a night
Costs you today
$60.94
Cost you 1 year ago
$60.03
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

140 BND a night
$1.64 more a night
Costs you today
$109.38
Cost you 1 year ago
$107.74
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

7.30 BND a meal
5 fewer meals
Costs you today
$5.70
Cost you 1 year ago
$5.62
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

46 BND a dinner
$0.54 more a dinner
Costs you today
$35.94
Cost you 1 year ago
$35.40
Do Estimate

Museum entry

16 BND a ticket
2 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$12.50
Cost you 1 year ago
$12.31
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

78 BND a tour
$0.91 more a tour
Costs you today
$60.94
Cost you 1 year ago
$60.03
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

22 BND a ride
1 fewer ride
Costs you today
$17.19
Cost you 1 year ago
$16.93
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

18 BND a ticket
2 fewer tickets
Costs you today
$14.06
Cost you 1 year ago
$13.85

Rate history

BND per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

1.311 1.284 1.258 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
10 BND$7.81$7.70
50 BND$39.07$38.48
200 BND$156.26$153.92
1,000 BND$781.31$769.59

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)