Brunei vs Guatemala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Guatemala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$2396
🏠 One person rent
$647
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$960
$701
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$369
💸 GDP per capita
$33153
$6150
😃 Human freedom index
5.92
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
26
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
5%
🎓 Higher education
54
46
😀 Quality of life
74
39
🏙️ Population
463K
18.4M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1152) is 12% more expensive than in Guatemala ($1033). Brunei ranked 73rd vs 92nd for Guatemala 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 Guatemala. Ranked 45th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Guatemala

We calculate prices for Brunei and Guatemala 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 Guatemala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.22
$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1191
$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$576
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$68.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$53.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$2024
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$1090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10667
$9251

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In Brunei

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

In Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1204
995K
Mixco
$790
528K
Coban
$935
229K
Quetzaltenango
$871
208K
Jalapa
$1130
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$1127
151K
Momostenango
$960
140K
Mazatenango
$962
83.8K
Flores
$1014
44.7K
Panajachel
$951
16.1K