Brunei vs Egypt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Egypt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$965
🏠 One person rent
$647
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$960
$222
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$153
💸 GDP per capita
$33153
$3338
😃 Human freedom index
5.92
4.08
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
71.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
30
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
35%
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
74
41
🏙️ Population
463K
117M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1152) is 195% more expensive than in Egypt ($390). Brunei ranked 73rd vs 196th for Egypt in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brunei compared to 0.4 months in Egypt. Ranked 45th and 127th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Egypt

We calculate prices for Brunei and Egypt as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 29 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 Egypt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.22
$4.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$1.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$102
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1191
$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$12.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$18.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
17.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$9.89
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$0.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$3.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$9.08
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$28.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$87
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10667
$2186

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1123
50K
Kuala Belait
$1447
4.26K
Seria
$1233
2.66K

In Egypt

City Cost of living Population
Cairo
$483
9.8M
Alexandria
$366
5.36M
Giza
$356
4.46M
Shubra El Kheima
$414
1.03M
Port Said
$288
792K
Helwan
$374
619K
Suez
$288
716K
Mansoura
$307
622K
El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
593K
Faiyum
$315
519K
Asyut
$264
562K
Aswan
$350
402K
Tanta
$267
430K
Ismailia
$279
429K
Zagazig
$325
303K
Shibin El Kom
$332
268K
Damanhur
$267
330K
Beni Suef
$271
294K
Qena
$439
253K
Hurghada
$334
214K
Minya
$324
236K
Luxor
$379
202K
Damietta
$294
207K
Sohag
$375
194K
Benha
$314
158K
Kafr El Dawwar
$316
105K
Sharm El Sheikh
$555
73K
El Gouna
$338
15K
Dahab
$429
4.48K