Is Brunei a good place to live for remote workers?

Brunei scores 80/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 96.1 Mbps, safety 97, healthcare 84, air quality 100; English not scored) — rank 36 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Brunei?

Median fixed broadband is around 96.1 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Brunei?

Single-person essentials run about $687/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).

Livability · rank 36/167

Is 🇧🇳 Brunei (Bandar Seri Begawan) a good place to live?

Quality score 80/100 against essentials of $687/month.

The five metrics

Internet 38 96.1 Mbps median broadband, 96.3% online

Safety 97 0.5 homicides/100k (2013)

Healthcare 84 UHC service coverage 84/100 (2023)

Air quality 100 PM2.5 4.8 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: strong; World Bank WGI estimate 0.59 · corruption control 1.19 · stability 1.2 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $28.92 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $13.35/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($687)	Verdict
$2,000	2.9×	like royalty
$3,000	4.4×	like royalty
$5,000	7.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

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🇱🇦 Laos — quality 44.9, essentials $377/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Brunei a good place to live for remote workers?: Brunei scores 80/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 96.1 Mbps, safety 97, healthcare 84, air quality 100; English not scored) — rank 36 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Brunei?: Median fixed broadband is around 96.1 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Brunei?: Single-person essentials run about $687/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.4× essentials).