Bahrain vs Brunei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Brunei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$666
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$1220
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$2264
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$33431
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
5.65
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
60
🌐 English speaking %
80%
37.8%
🎓 Higher education
48
56
😀 Quality of life
65
73
🏙️ Population
1.31M
429K

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 11% more expensive than in Brunei ($1122). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 68th for Brunei in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bahrain compared to 2 months in Brunei. Ranked 51st and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Brunei

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Brunei as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 3 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahrain Brunei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$4041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$2952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$14059

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In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1090
50K
Kuala Belait
$1409
4.26K
Seria
$1238
3.63K