Brunei vs Indonesia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Indonesia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$1484
🏠 One person rent
$581
$257
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$552
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$332
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$4788
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
6.62
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
67.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
34
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
18%
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
74
44
🏙️ Population
429K
275M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 87% more expensive than in Indonesia ($567). Brunei ranked 74th vs 161st for Indonesia 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 0.6 months in Indonesia. Ranked 39th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Indonesia

We calculate prices for Brunei and Indonesia as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 82 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 Indonesia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$3.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$2.75
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$271
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
9.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$1681
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$7.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$2.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$16.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$69.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$7473

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1038
50K
Kuala Belait
$1276
4.26K
Seria
$1108
3.63K

In Indonesia

City Cost of living Population
Jakarta
$718
10.6M
Bali
$873
4.36M
Bekasi
$552
2.38M
Surabaya
$522
2.89M
Depok
$393
2.33M
Tangerang
$573
2.24M
Bandung
$512
2.88M
South Tangerang
$545
1.64M
Medan
$500
2.11M
Batam
$585
1.2M
Palembang
$457
1.54M
Bogor
$480
982K
Semarang
$570
1.62M
Makassar
$519
1.34M
Pekanbaru
$558
983K
Samarinda
$604
831K
Padang
$913
913K
Cilacap
$474
1.17M
Denpasar
$546
835K
Bandar Lampung
$364
1.17M
Malang
$383
866K
Pontianak
$444
618K
Serang
$512
613K
Jambi
$479
612K
Cimahi
$500
587K
Banjarmasin
$460
662K
Balikpapan
$643
598K
Cilegon
$493
388K
Tasikmalaya
$390
678K
Manado
$422
462K