Brunei vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brunei Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1152
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2500
$1528
🏠 One person rent
$647
$291
🏘️ Family rent
$960
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2116
$133
💸 GDP per capita
$33153
$1078
😃 Human freedom index
5.92
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
75.3
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
63
25
🌐 English speaking %
37.8%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
54
69
😀 Quality of life
74
28
🏙️ Population
463K
50M

The average cost of living in Brunei ($1152) is 79% more expensive than in Uganda ($643). Brunei ranked 73rd vs 161st for Uganda 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 0.2 months in Uganda. Ranked 45th and 157th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brunei vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Brunei and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.22
$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6
$8.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$1.24
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$376
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1191
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$743
$351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.3
$54.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
20.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3109
$1086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2333
$996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$8.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.39
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.6
$3.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.31
$4.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.04
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$5.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$36.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$167
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10667
$4948

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In Brunei

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

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$697
1.68M
Mbale
$624
586K
Arua
$577
385K
Kira Town
$635
317K
Jinja
$573
279K
Gulu
$591
177K
Kasese
$541
134K
Entebbe
$531
70K
Tororo
$603
42.9K