Brunei vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$2710
🏠 One person rent
$647
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$960
$710
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$404
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$1572
💸 GDP per capita
$33153
$39490
😃 Human freedom index
5.92
8.72
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
68
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
30%
🎓 Higher education
54
90
😀 Quality of life
74
84
🏙️ Population
463K
23.3M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1152) is 12% more expensive than in Taiwan ($1027). Brunei ranked 73rd vs 97th for Taiwan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Brunei compared to 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 45th and 28th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Brunei and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.22
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.97
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1191
$1156
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$83.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
2.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$8482
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$5554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$9.44
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$9.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$47.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10667
$18492

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brunei

City Cost of living Population
Bandar Seri Begawan
$1123
50K
Kuala Belait
$1447
4.26K
Seria
$1233
2.66K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1123
4.04M
Taipei
$1248
2.43M
Kaohsiung
$971
2.71M
Taichung
$942
2.87M
Taoyuan
$989
2.36M
Tainan
$938
1.85M
Hsinchu
$921
456K
Keelung
$979
359K
Chiayi
$904
262K
Zhubei
$889
221K
Changhua
$874
220K
Kinmen
$892
138K
Miaoli
$687
85.5K
Douliu
$884
109K
Taitung
$844
102K
Yilan
$792
94.3K
Nantou
$868
96K