Brunei vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2579
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$598
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$1012
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1849
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$33418
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
5.88
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
43
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
2%
🎓 Higher education
56
42
😀 Quality of life
72
47
🏙️ Population
463K
2.39M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1100) is 27% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Brunei ranked 81st vs 118th for Moldova 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 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 46th and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Brunei and Moldova 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.81
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.5
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.97
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$680
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$446
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$800
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.1
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.5
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3976
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3038
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.3
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.7
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$157
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15184
$6873

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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1068
50K
Seria
$1200
2.66K
Kuala Belait
$1417
4.26K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K