Brunei vs East Timor - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei East Timor
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$581
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$207
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$386
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$2389
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
7.26
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
43
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
9%
🎓 Higher education
56
10
😀 Quality of life
74
38
🏙️ Population
429K
1.3M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 107% more expensive than in East Timor ($513). Brunei ranked 74th vs 172nd for East Timor 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 0.8 months in East Timor. Ranked 39th and 125th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs East Timor

We calculate prices for Brunei and East Timor as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 4 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 East Timor
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.76
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
10.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$1365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$3479

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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 East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$514
222K
Maliana
$505
15.8K
Baucau
$506
15K
Ainaro
$506
5.45K