Brunei vs Latvia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Latvia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1091
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$2531
🏠 One person rent
$584
$490
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1858
$1076
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$21851
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
8.42
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
59
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
45.9%
🎓 Higher education
56
72
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
429K
1.88M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1091) is 6% more expensive than in Latvia ($1027). Brunei ranked 63rd vs 75th for Latvia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brunei compared to 1 months in Latvia. Ranked 39th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Latvia

We calculate prices for Brunei and Latvia 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 Latvia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$4.05
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$1.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$1328
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$8.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$7.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$7.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.29
$8.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$46.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.1
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12813
$13393

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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1076
50K
Kuala Belait
$1230
4.26K
Seria
$1133
3.63K

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1143
606K
Liepaja
$847
67.4K
Jurmala
$1240
50.6K
Jelgava
$764
54.7K
Daugavpils
$740
79.1K
Ventspils
$872
33K
Jekabpils
$652
21.4K
Rezekne
$776
26.5K
Ogre
$793
22.9K
Valmiera
$737
22.8K