Brunei vs Libya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Libya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1091
$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$584
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$43.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1858
$277
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$6716
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
4.95
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
71.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
17
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
56
31
😀 Quality of life
73
29
🏙️ Population
429K
6.68M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1091) is 155% more expensive than in Libya ($428). Brunei ranked 63rd vs 192nd for Libya 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 0.6 months in Libya. Ranked 39th and 150th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Libya

We calculate prices for Brunei and Libya as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 13 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 Libya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$4.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$0.72
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$0.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$195
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$27.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
19.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$1082
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$356
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$7.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$0.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$1.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.29
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$28.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$1.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.1
$26.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$52.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$57.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12813
$922

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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 Libya

City Cost of living Population
Tripoli
$501
1.29M
Benghazi
$461
632K
Ajdabiya
$424
416K
Misrata
$349
386K
Gharyan
$352
188K
Al-Khums
$350
202K
Sabratha
$329
102K
Tobruk
$411
136K
Derna
$423
128K
Zawiya
$322
199K
Zuwarah
$338
80.3K
Sabha
$370
99K
Yafran
$341
72.7K