Brunei vs Guatemala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Guatemala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1122
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2777
$2195
🏠 One person rent
$613
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$1220
$717
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$53.1
$48.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2264
$457
💸 GDP per capita
$33431
$5798
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
7.09
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
68.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
23
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
1%
🎓 Higher education
56
50
😀 Quality of life
73
31
🏙️ Population
429K
17.3M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1122) is 27% more expensive than in Guatemala ($885). Brunei ranked 68th vs 104th 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 2 months in Brunei compared to 0.5 months in Guatemala. Ranked 40th and 143rd 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
$3.9
$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.3
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.64
 Cappuccino
$3.6
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$426
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1350
$912
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.1
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.9
$68.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4041
$1325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2952
$839
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.5
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$8.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.06
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.73
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.7
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.9
$3.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$6.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.36
$7.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$12.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.1
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$158
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14059
$5637

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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 Guatemala

City Cost of living Population
Guatemala City
$1005
1.21M
Mixco
$639
528K
Coban
$912
229K
Quetzaltenango
$777
208K
Jalapa
$904
193K
San Miguel Petapa
$900
151K
Momostenango
$872
140K
Mazatenango
$870
83.8K
Flores
$859
44.7K
Panajachel
$791
16.1K