Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Brunei Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Brunei

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkey is 11.9% cheaper than Brunei without rent, and 12.6% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Turkey is 7.7% cheaper than Brunei without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.95 ₺352
$5.26 BND 6.72
70.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.67 ₺1,482
$32.64 BND 41.74
15.41%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.75 ₺305
$6.38 BND 8.15
21.47%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2 BND 2.55
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.41 BND 3.08
-
Cappuccino
$3.23 ₺127
$4.16 BND 5.32
-22.36%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 ₺51.7
$1.1 BND 1.4
19.09%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₺17.67
$0.72 BND 0.92
-37.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.57 ₺140
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.51 ₺177
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 ₺40.35
$2.4 BND 3.07
-57.08%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 ₺31.21
$2 BND 2.56
-60.50%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ₺85.2
$2.12 BND 2.71
2.36%
Eggs
$2.35 ₺92.5
$2.47 BND 3.16
-4.86%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.02 ₺394
$15.47 BND 19.78
-35.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.97 ₺235
$7.24 BND 9.26
-17.54%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.17 ₺754
$18.41 BND 23.54
4.13%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 ₺52.5
$4.02 BND 5.14
-66.92%
Banana (1kg)
$2.19 ₺86.3
$3.21 BND 4.1
-31.78%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.18 ₺46.43
$3.68 BND 4.71
-67.93%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.46 ₺57.4
$3.69 BND 4.72
-60.43%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 ₺30.21
$2.16 BND 2.76
-64.35%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 ₺22.84
$2.52 BND 3.22
-76.98%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1 ₺39.36
$4.79 BND 6.12
-79.12%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ₺20.04
$0.95 BND 1.21
-46.32%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$11.41 BND 14.58
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$5.06 BND 6.47
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.37 BND 1.75
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.21 ₺87
$11.75 BND 15.02
-81.19%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.63 ₺418
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 ₺81.7
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 ₺116
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 ₺25.88
$0.76 BND 0.97
-13.16%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.2 ₺1,818
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₺41.35
$4.83 BND 6.17
-78.26%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.66 ₺25.8
$2.6 BND 3.33
-74.62%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.82 ₺308
$11.54 BND 14.75
-32.24%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 ₺47.63
$0.41 BND 0.52
195.12%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43K ₺1.7M
$23.4K BND 29.9K
83.54%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$44.4K ₺1.7M
$30.6K BND 39.2K
45.07%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.5 ₺2,736
$53.7 BND 68.7
29.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.04 ₺434
$22.01 BND 28.15
-49.84%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.73 ₺540
$91.6 BND 117
-85.01%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 ₺1,977
$44.72 BND 57.2
12.39%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.58 ₺692
$6.12 BND 7.82
187.25%
Cinema Ticket
$6.37 ₺250
$5.33 BND 6.82
19.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$625 ₺24.6K
$176 BND 225
255.97%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.7K ₺499.8K
$10.8K BND 13.9K
17.27%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.9 ₺2,160
$84.8 BND 108
-35.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.44 ₺1,709
$65 BND 83.1
-33.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 ₺4,093
$102 BND 131
1.66%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.2 ₺3,784
$92.9 BND 119
3.53%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$643 ₺25.3K
$758 BND 969
-15.16%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$459 ₺18.1K
$524 BND 670
-12.36%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,172 ₺46.1K
$1,295 BND 1,657
-9.56%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 ₺28.4K
$872 BND 1,115
-17.29%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,981 ₺77.9K
$3,181 BND 4,068
-37.73%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,125 ₺44.2K
$3,052 BND 3,902
-63.15%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$825 ₺32.4K
$2,223 BND 2,842
-62.90%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
42.38
4.05
946.42%

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Last update for Turkey: October 29, 2025

Last update for Brunei: October 27, 2025

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