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

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkey is 13.1% cheaper than Brunei without rent, and 11.7% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Turkey is 7.1% cheaper than Brunei without rent, and 9.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.74 ₺384
$5.33 BND 6.83
63.98%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.12 ₺1,676
$32.92 BND 42.14
15.80%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.00 ₺352
$6.37 BND 8.15
25.59%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.01 BND 2.57
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.32 BND 2.96
-
Cappuccino
$3.25 ₺143
$4.07 BND 5.21
-20.15%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.32 ₺58.1
$1.09 BND 1.39
21.10%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₺19.98
$0.73 BND 0.94
-38.36%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.61 ₺159
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.66 ₺205
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 ₺43.20
$2.32 BND 2.97
-57.76%
White Bread (500g)
$0.74 ₺32.73
$1.95 BND 2.49
-62.05%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ₺95.3
$2.09 BND 2.67
3.83%
Eggs
$2.35 ₺103
$2.49 BND 3.18
-5.62%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.81 ₺431
$15.84 BND 20.28
-38.07%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.70 ₺250
$7.06 BND 9.03
-19.26%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.44 ₺855
$18.54 BND 23.73
4.85%
Apples (1kg)
$1.39 ₺60.9
$3.91 BND 5.01
-64.45%
Banana (1kg)
$2.22 ₺97.5
$3.30 BND 4.23
-32.73%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.16 ₺51.2
$3.69 BND 4.72
-68.56%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.47 ₺64.5
$3.74 BND 4.79
-60.70%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 ₺33.73
$2.17 BND 2.77
-64.52%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 ₺25.55
$2.43 BND 3.12
-76.13%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.00 ₺43.85
$4.69 BND 6.00
-78.68%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ₺21.00
$0.94 BND 1.20
-48.94%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$11.79 BND 15.09
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$5.05 BND 6.46
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.36 BND 1.74
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.22 ₺97.4
$11.85 BND 15.17
-81.27%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.45 ₺503
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.12 ₺93.4
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 ₺129
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.70 ₺30.81
$0.75 BND 0.96
-6.67%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$44.79 ₺1,969
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₺46.27
$4.75 BND 6.08
-77.89%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.65 ₺28.44
$2.67 BND 3.41
-75.66%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.43 ₺327
$11.95 BND 15.30
-37.82%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 ₺53.6
$0.37 BND 0.48
229.73%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$42.8K ₺1.9M
$23.1K BND 29.5K
85.46%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.3K ₺1.9M
$31.2K BND 40.0K
38.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.1 ₺3,036
$53.4 BND 68.4
29.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.82 ₺476
$21.75 BND 27.84
-50.25%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.64 ₺600
$92.2 BND 118
-85.21%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$48.95 ₺2,152
$44.37 BND 56.8
10.32%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.96 ₺789
$5.78 BND 7.40
210.73%
Cinema Ticket
$6.42 ₺282
$5.41 BND 6.92
18.67%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$625 ₺27.5K
$171 BND 219
265.69%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.9K ₺565.6K
$10.8K BND 13.8K
18.96%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$53.7 ₺2,363
$83.3 BND 107
-35.46%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.63 ₺1,918
$66.3 BND 84.8
-34.15%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$105 ₺4,619
$98.9 BND 127
6.25%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.5 ₺4,244
$91.0 BND 116
6.11%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$627 ₺27.6K
$769 BND 984
-18.44%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$446 ₺19.6K
$511 BND 654
-12.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,141 ₺50.2K
$1,341 BND 1,717
-14.94%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$710 ₺31.2K
$886 BND 1,134
-19.79%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,802 ₺79.3K
$2,015 BND 2,579
-10.54%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,083 ₺47.6K
$2,378 BND 3,044
-54.47%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Turkey
Brunei
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,063 ₺46.7K
$2,343 BND 3,000
-54.66%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
42.38
4.05
946.42%

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Last update for Turkey: March 3, 2026

Last update for Brunei: March 2, 2026

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