Brunei vs Kazakhstan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Kazakhstan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$725
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$1854
🏠 One person rent
$581
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$642
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$33.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$513
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$11492
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
39
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
15.4%
🎓 Higher education
56
51
😀 Quality of life
74
46
🏙️ Population
429K
19M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 46% more expensive than in Kazakhstan ($725). Brunei ranked 74th vs 130th for Kazakhstan 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 0.7 months in Kazakhstan. Ranked 39th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Kazakhstan

We calculate prices for Brunei and Kazakhstan as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 29 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 Kazakhstan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$530
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
15.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$1296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$931
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$5.72
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$7.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$5.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$77
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$9126

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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 Kazakhstan

City Cost of living Population
Almaty
$1051
1.92M
Nur-Sultan
$814
1.08M
Shymkent
$651
1.19M
Oskemen
$551
333K
Atyrau
$601
295K
Semey
$637
350K
Pavlodar
$628
361K
Karaganda
$550
498K
Aktobe
$559
388K
Oral
$526
236K
Petropavl
$605
222K
Kyzylorda
$640
242K
Taraz
$479
358K
Ekibastuz
$669
160K
Aktau
$627
183K
Temirtau
$628
185K
Kokshetau
$660
139K
Kostanay
$734
217K
Turkistan
$582
165K
Zhanaozen
$622
113K
Jezkazgan
$579
86.2K
Kaskelen
$935
58.4K
Kapchagay
$878
61.8K
Kulsary
$604
53.7K
Aksu
$620
69.4K
Balkhash
$641
78K
Satbayev
$598
61.9K
Taldiqorgan
$593
130K
Kentau
$564
81.5K