Brunei vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$1883
🏠 One person rent
$581
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$532
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$826
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
42
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
56
91
😀 Quality of life
74
50
🏙️ Population
429K
1.44B

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 56% more expensive than in China ($679). Brunei ranked 74th vs 138th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brunei compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 39th and 83rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs China

We calculate prices for Brunei and China as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 544 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.

Brunei China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$416
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$56.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$5178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$5.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$75.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$16225

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

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

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1065
21.9M
Shanghai
$1190
24.9M
Hong Kong
$2614
7.41M
Shenzhen
$939
17.5M
Chongqing
$712
32.1M
Guangzhou
$742
18.7M
Chengdu
$643
20.9M
Tianjin
$688
13.9M
Xi'an
$632
13M
Suzhou
$1020
12.7M
Hangzhou
$831
11.9M
Baoding
$466
11.5M
Wuhan
$646
12.3M
Wuxi
$687
7.46M
Foshan
$575
9.5M
Nanjing
$740
9.31M
Bijie
$606
6.9M
Dongguan
$589
10.5M
Hefei
$707
9.37M
Ganzhou
$812
8.97M
Changchun
$612
9.07M
Nantong
$651
7.73M
Qingdao
$653
10.1M
Jieyang
$716
6.09M
Changsha
$533
10M
Yantai
$749
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$506
12.6M
Guiyang
$564
5.99M
Ningbo
$677
9.4M
Kunming
$609
8.46M