Bhutan vs Brunei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Brunei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1115
$2614
🏠 One person rent
$167
$581
🏘️ Family rent
$276
$1148
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.3
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$467
$1998
💸 GDP per capita
$3560
$37152
😃 Human freedom index
6.69
5.65
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
60
🌐 English speaking %
75%
37.8%
🎓 Higher education
1
56
😀 Quality of life
47
74
🏙️ Population
808K
429K

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($455) is 57% less expensive than in Brunei ($1060). Bhutan ranked 189th vs 74th 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 months in Bhutan compared to 1.9 months in Brunei. Ranked 91st and 39th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Brunei

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Brunei as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Bhutan Brunei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.1
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.1
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.98
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.06
$2.44
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$109
$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$276
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$209
$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$55.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.32%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$730
$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$121
$2859
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.42
$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.28
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.7
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.38
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.8
$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.39
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.2
$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$251
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$701
$13230

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$452
79.2K
Paro
$476
11.4K

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1038
50K
Kuala Belait
$1276
4.26K
Seria
$1108
3.63K