Brunei vs Cyprus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Cyprus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$3591
🏠 One person rent
$581
$895
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$1660
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$1661
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$32048
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
8.15
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
53
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
72.7%
🎓 Higher education
56
73
😀 Quality of life
74
78
🏙️ Population
429K
1.14M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 31% less expensive than in Cyprus ($1531). Brunei ranked 74th vs 32nd for Cyprus 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 1.1 months in Cyprus. Ranked 39th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Cyprus

We calculate prices for Brunei and Cyprus as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 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 Cyprus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$3.76
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$1.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$898
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$3158
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$2443
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$8.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$5.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$62.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$11.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$91.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$431
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$7210

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In Brunei

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

In Cyprus

City Cost of living Population
Nicosia
$1280
330K
Limassol
$2099
235K
Larnaca
$1519
59.2K
Paphos
$1400
36K
Kyrenia
$1081
33.2K
Aradippou
$1189
19.2K
Famagusta
$1199
40.9K
Paralimni
$990
15K
Ypsonas
$1783
11.1K
Dali
$1091
10.5K