Healthy diet cost in Brunei second highest after Indonesia in South-East Asia


A vegetable seller at a local fresh market in Bandar Seri Begawan. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, March 25 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): A healthy diet in the Sultanate has been ranked the second most expensive in South-East Asia, according to a new set of indicators released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

The daily cost in Brunei is US$4.41 per person based on purchasing power parity-exchange rates that equal currency buying powers by removing differences in prices between countries, according to the report.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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