Brunei vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

Brunei Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1096
$595
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2423
$1572
🏠 One person rent
$588
$231
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$498
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1728
$382
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$2099
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
6.58
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
61.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
32
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
56
70
😀 Quality of life
72
40
🏙️ Population
429K
48.5M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1096) is 84% more expensive than in Kenya ($595). Brunei ranked 64th vs 157th for Kenya 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 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 42nd and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Brunei and Kenya 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 Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.16
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$748
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$438
$131
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1071
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$673
$359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$24.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.2
$37.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$37.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
12.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3116
$1088
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2370
$634
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$34.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.8
$9.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.14
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$5.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$4.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.3
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.01
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.3
$34
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.3
$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$93
$16.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$178
$135
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13639
$6028

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

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

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$674
5.55M
Mombasa
$514
1.2M
Kisumu
$443
410K
Thika
$324
279K
Nakuru
$398
308K
Eldoret
$423
289K
Mumias
$378
100K
Machakos
$396
114K
Malindi
$302
120K
Meru
$318
42.7K