Brunei vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1167
$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2538
$1246
🏠 One person rent
$657
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$970
$366
🍽️ Food expenses
$344
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$53
$32.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2034
$109
💸 GDP per capita
$33153
$1080
😃 Human freedom index
5.92
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
57.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
9
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
94%
🎓 Higher education
54
20
😀 Quality of life
74
5
🏙️ Population
463K
11.9M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1167) is 124% more expensive than in South Sudan ($521). Brunei ranked 72nd vs 186th for South Sudan 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 0.2 months in South Sudan. Ranked 45th and 195th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for Brunei and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.3
$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.13
$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$1.8
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$761
$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$498
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$478
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.7
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.05%
12.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3361
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2549
$815
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.39
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.3
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$4.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.43
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$3.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.96
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.86
$3.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12727
$3654

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In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1138
50K
Seria
$1236
2.66K
Kuala Belait
$1459
4.26K

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$528
500K
Wau
$521
321K
Bor
$522
315K
Malakal
$510
147K
Yambio
$507
130K