Bolivia vs Brunei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Brunei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1657
$2777
🏠 One person rent
$281
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$1220
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.3
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$430
$2264
💸 GDP per capita
$3701
$33431
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
5.65
❤️ Life expectancy
64.9
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
60
🌐 English speaking %
4%
37.8%
🎓 Higher education
45
56
😀 Quality of life
34
73
🏙️ Population
11.1M
429K

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 39% less expensive than in Brunei ($1122). Bolivia ranked 145th 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 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 2 months in Brunei. Ranked 135th and 40th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Brunei

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Brunei as a population-weighted mean of 10 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.

Bolivia Brunei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.81
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$2.95
$3.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$634
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$1350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$340
$1048
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.9
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$57.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.65%
3.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1155
$4041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$2952
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$30.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.4
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.88
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$8.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.86
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.36
$22.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.57
$6.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.63
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.04
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.47
$8.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.4
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3705
$14059

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
La Paz
$673
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$762
3.15M
El Alto
$641
842K
Cochabamba
$536
632K
Oruro
$601
265K
Sucre
$659
300K
Sacaba
$535
172K
Potosi
$498
190K
Tarija
$627
180K
Trinidad
$771
101K

In Brunei

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