Brunei vs Guinea-Bissau - Cost of Living Comparison

Brunei Guinea-Bissau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1096
$778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$1774
🏠 One person rent
$588
$399
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1728
$1039
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$776
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
6.54
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
59.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
21
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
2.9%
🎓 Higher education
56
1
😀 Quality of life
72
26
🏙️ Population
429K
1.86M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1096) is 41% more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau ($778). Brunei ranked 64th vs 116th for Guinea-Bissau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brunei compared to 1.3 months in Guinea-Bissau. Ranked 42nd and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Guinea-Bissau

We calculate prices for Brunei and Guinea-Bissau as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 2 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 Guinea-Bissau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$5.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$3.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$273
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1071
$602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$542
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
11.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2370
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$7.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$6.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.3
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$1.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$3.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$93
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$85.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13639
$3819

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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1080
50K
Kuala Belait
$1260
4.26K
Seria
$1130
3.63K

In Guinea-Bissau

City Cost of living Population
Bissau
$781
492K
Bafata
$727
22.5K