Bangladesh vs Brunei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Brunei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$2463
🏠 One person rent
$109
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$977
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$340
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$53.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2034
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$32963
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
5.88
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
60
🌐 English speaking %
12%
37.8%
🎓 Higher education
63
56
😀 Quality of life
33
72
🏙️ Population
171M
459K

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 63% less expensive than in Brunei ($1073). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 71st 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 0.7 months in Bangladesh compared to 1.9 months in Brunei. Ranked 138th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Brunei

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Brunei as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Bangladesh Brunei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.47
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$62.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$3841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$23.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$9.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$169
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$9486

Cost of living in other countries

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$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Brunei

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$430
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$309
968K
Khulna
$303
929K
Sylhet
$305
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$280
401K
Barisal
$287
328K
Mymensingh
$264
258K
Jessore
$289
202K
Rangpur
$296
294K
Cox's Bazar
$323
167K
Narsingdi
$295
185K
Saidpur
$296
127K
Brahmanbaria
$297
268K

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1031
50K
Kuala Belait
$1468
4.26K
Seria
$1221
2.66K