Brunei vs New Zealand - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei New Zealand
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1091
$1833
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2398
$4153
🏠 One person rent
$584
$1076
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.7
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1858
$3051
💸 GDP per capita
$37152
$48249
😃 Human freedom index
5.62
8.75
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
87
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
97.8%
🎓 Higher education
56
91
😀 Quality of life
73
89
🏙️ Population
429K
5.12M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1091) is 40% less expensive than in New Zealand ($1833). Brunei ranked 63rd vs 19th for New Zealand 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 1.7 months in New Zealand. Ranked 39th and 17th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs New Zealand

We calculate prices for Brunei and New Zealand as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 31 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 New Zealand
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.55
$6.14
 Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1077
$1940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$84.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.2
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.8
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
6.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$6768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2823
$5863
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.48
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.1
$88.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.37
$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$9.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$23.2
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.08
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.82
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.5
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.29
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.1
$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$132
$696
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12813
$11753

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

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

In New Zealand

City Cost of living Population
Auckland
$2162
1.47M
Christchurch
$1633
383K
Manukau
$1740
376K
Wellington
$2214
419K
Waitakere
$1757
208K
Hamilton
$1503
177K
Tauranga
$1697
151K
Lower Hutt
$1611
103K
Dunedin
$1331
106K
Napier
$1174
66.3K
Palmerston North
$1185
81.5K
New Plymouth
$1378
57.6K
Rotorua
$1230
58.5K
Hibiscus Coast
$1751
59.8K
Porirua
$1636
59.6K
Nelson
$1532
51.1K
Whangarei
$1462
54.4K
Invercargill
$1257
50.2K
Gisborne
$1442
37K
Hastings
$1135
49K
Upper Hutt
$1687
44.3K
Timaru
$1927
28.7K
Whanganui
$1452
42.2K
Pukekohe
$1513
26.5K
Paraparaumu
$1578
30.1K
Taupo
$1353
25.4K
Blenheim
$1536
28.2K
Queenstown
$1905
16K
Wanaka
$1571
8.9K
Masterton
$1209
21.4K