Brunei vs Ecuador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Ecuador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$2057
🏠 One person rent
$613
$338
🏘️ Family rent
$1220
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$85.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$523
💸 GDP per capita
$33431
$6533
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
7.03
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
77.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
34
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
56
53
😀 Quality of life
73
40
🏙️ Population
429K
16.9M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1122) is 38% more expensive than in Ecuador ($814). Brunei ranked 68th vs 120th for Ecuador in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Brunei compared to 0.6 months in Ecuador. Ranked 40th and 114th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Ecuador

We calculate prices for Brunei and Ecuador as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 19 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 Ecuador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$35.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.09
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1350
$594
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$475
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$1253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$1967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$15.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$7.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14059
$6728

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In Brunei

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

In Ecuador

City Cost of living Population
Guayaquil
$910
2.65M
Quito
$902
1.76M
Cuenca
$770
362K
Duran
$808
295K
Santo Domingo
$592
335K
Machala
$594
288K
Ambato
$574
177K
Manta
$870
259K
Ibarra
$528
158K
Loja
$617
203K
Quevedo
$651
178K
Milagro
$722
160K
Portoviejo
$760
244K
Esmeraldas
$618
155K
La Libertad
$813
112K
Babahoyo
$827
98.3K
Riobamba
$545
177K
Galapagos Islands
$679
25K
Montanita
$761
1K