Brunei vs Iceland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brunei	Iceland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2463	$5680
🏠 One person rent	$577	$1717
🏘️ Family rent	$977	$2549
🍽️ Food expenses	$340	$808
🚐 Transport expenses	$53.4	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2034	$3932
💸 GDP per capita	$32963	$79637
😃 Human freedom index	5.88	8.8
❤️ Life expectancy	74.6	82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index	60	77
🌐 English speaking %	37.8%	98%
🎓 Higher education	56	81
😀 Quality of life	72	92
🏙️ Population	459K	364K

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1073) is 62% less expensive than in Iceland ($2828). Brunei ranked 71st vs 5th for Iceland in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brunei compared to 1.4 months in Iceland. Ranked 40th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Iceland

We calculate prices for Brunei and Iceland as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 5 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	Iceland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.09	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.75	$18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$10.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.7	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$659	$1778
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1557
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1170	$2758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$782	$2322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.7	$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$67.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.94%	9.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3841	$6265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2766	$5556
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$4.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.6	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$20.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$37.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$3.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.8	$70
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$82.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$45.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$91.4	$128
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$158
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$169	$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9486	$2527