Cost of living comparison

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Qatar vs. Brunei Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 49.0% more expensive than Brunei overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0% more in Qatar
Groceries: pay 33.5% less in Qatar
Transportation: pay 3.0% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 25.7% less in Qatar

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Qatar are more expensive than in Brunei. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Qatar. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Qatar.

Qatar vs. Brunei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0% more for restaurants

	Brunei	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.68 BND4.76	$6.69 QAR24.32	+82.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.87 BND8.90	$6.07 QAR22.08	-11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BND1.26	$0.82 QAR2.97	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BND0.72	$0.30 QAR1.08	-46.3%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 33.5% less for groceries

	Brunei	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 BND2.71	$1.50 QAR5.44	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 BND8.42	$4.10 QAR14.90	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 BND8.86	$7.40 QAR26.90	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 BND3.16	$2.51 QAR9.13	+3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.19 BND4.14	$3.44 QAR12.50	+7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.73 BND2.24	$0.86 QAR3.13	-50.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 BND1.27	$0.65 QAR2.37	-33.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.54 BND2.00	$0.66 QAR2.39	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 BND2.52	$0.59 QAR2.13	-69.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 BND1.36	$0.46 QAR1.67	-56.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 BND1.31	$0.45 QAR1.65	-55.1%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 3.0% less for transportation

	Brunei	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.43 BND1.85	$2.14 QAR7.80	+50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$33.29 QAR121.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,557.48 BND39,619.20	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	-19.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.30 BND34.10	$15.86 QAR57.63	-39.7%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Brunei	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.09 BND88.28	$83.65 QAR304.02	+22.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$727.22 BND942.87	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	+132.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$612.39 BND793.99	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	+104.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.74 BND56.71	$66.60 QAR242.04	+52.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Brunei	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$156.63 BND203.08	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	+409.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,411.76 BND16,092.43	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	-13.3%
Average			+198.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Brunei	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.93 BND2.51	$10.98 QAR39.92	+468.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.10 BND5.31	$4.21 QAR15.30	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.60 BND15.04	$6.42 QAR23.33	-44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.15 BND83.17	$127.24 QAR462.47	+98.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 BND7.02	$11.33 QAR41.16	+109.2%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 25.7% less for clothing

	Brunei	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.72 BND125.40	$51.95 QAR188.82	-46.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$84.22 BND109.19	$46.24 QAR168.05	-45.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.87 BND154.11	$94.73 QAR344.29	-20.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.82 BND82.75	$69.59 QAR252.92	+9.0%
Average			-25.7%

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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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