Brunei vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1060
$1945
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2614
$4507
🏠 One person rent
$581
$1172
🏘️ Family rent
$1148
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1998
$3383
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$57025
😃 Human freedom index
5.65
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
81.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
79
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
56
95
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
429K
17.6M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1060) is 45% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($1945). Brunei ranked 74th vs 16th for the Netherlands 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 39th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Brunei and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.41
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.22
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$5.5
 Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$604
$1153
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1283
$1890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.8
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.4
$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1785
$5389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2859
$4115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$3.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.5
$82.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.9
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.6
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.98
$5.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.97
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.8
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.8
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$1712
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$8122

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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1038
50K
Kuala Belait
$1276
4.26K
Seria
$1108
3.63K

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2545
921K
Rotterdam
$2013
592K
The Hague
$1886
548K
Utrecht
$2055
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
236K
Breda
$1822
183K
Almere
$1647
215K
Tilburg
$1833
222K
Arnhem
$1697
164K
Groningen
$1800
203K
Nijmegen
$1746
177K
Enschede
$1628
160K
Haarlem
$2465
163K
Leiden
$2205
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
144K
Maastricht
$1728
120K
Venlo
$1683
102K
Apeldoorn
$1942
139K
Zwolle
$1725
130K
Emmen
$1741
107K
Hilversum
$1894
91.2K
Delft
$1804
104K
Purmerend
$2001
81.5K
Zutphen
$1754
47.4K
Heerlen
$1395
86.9K
Zeist
$1939
65K
Roosendaal
$1832
77K
Leeuwarden
$1614
92.1K
Deventer
$1901
101K
Bergen op Zoom
$1854
66.4K