Brunei vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$2192
🏠 One person rent
$581
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$76.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$401
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$1149
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
3.88
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
65.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
20
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
56
19
😀 Quality of life
74
15
🏙️ Population
429K
53.4M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 40% more expensive than in Myanmar ($759). Brunei ranked 74th vs 122nd for Myanmar 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 0.5 months in Myanmar. Ranked 39th and 183rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Brunei and Myanmar as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 12 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$1.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$5.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$681
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1163
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$30.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
10.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$1261
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$11.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$8.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$9.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$72.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$12927

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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 Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$815
6.87M
Mandalay
$715
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$706
1.16M
Taunggyi
$668
265K
Myitkyina
$673
243K
Monywa
$669
207K
Hpa-an
$605
422K
Myeik
$571
222K
Mawlamyine
$566
289K
Pathein
$709
287K
Bago
$710
284K
Sittwe
$656
101K