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Kazakhstan vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 33.2% cheaper than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 55.0% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 30.3% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 52.0% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 27.2% less in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.9% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Kazakhstan

Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare are lower in Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kazakhstan instead of Brunei, you would:

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$7.69 KZT3,941.52	+109.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$5.59 KZT2,864.31	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$0.82 KZT422.84	-15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.47 KZT239.32	-15.8%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 55.0% less for groceries

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$0.38 KZT195.51	-81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$3.90 KZT1,998.07	-40.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$3.72 KZT1,906.33	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$1.42 KZT725.71	-41.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$1.90 KZT973.93	-40.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$0.54 KZT276.70	-68.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.78 KZT402.02	-20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$0.81 KZT413.35	-47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$0.76 KZT387.25	-61.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.27 KZT137.75	-74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.18 KZT89.96	-82.6%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 30.3% less for transportation

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$1.64 KZT840.86	+15.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$14.93 KZT7,657.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$21,099.38 KZT10,820,684.35	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$6.61 KZT3,389.28	-74.9%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 52.0% less for housing

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$13.16 KZT6,750.36	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$335.95 KZT172,287.45	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$228.28 KZT117,074.25	-62.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$39.09 KZT20,044.81	-10.6%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 27.2% less for childcare

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$167.71 KZT86,009.71	+7.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$4,761.69 KZT2,442,004.87	-61.6%
Average			-27.2%

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pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$1.16 KZT593.30	-40.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$1.82 KZT935.15	-55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$1.91 KZT981.12	-83.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$32.04 KZT16,432.03	-50.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$4.04 KZT2,070.80	-25.4%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Brunei	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$48.70 KZT24,973.00	-49.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$35.81 KZT18,366.64	-57.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$76.95 KZT39,461.26	-35.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$73.59 KZT37,739.23	+15.3%
Average			-31.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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