Cost of living comparison

Sierra Leone

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Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Bandar Seri Begawan is 1.2% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 1.9% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Housing: pay 38.2% less in Bandar Seri Begawan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.0% more in Bandar Seri Begawan
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Bandar Seri Begawan

The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Bandar Seri Begawan are more expensive than in Freetown. Expenses including housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Bandar Seri Begawan. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Bandar Seri Begawan.

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Bandar Seri Begawan vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bandar Seri Begawan instead of Freetown, you would:

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pay 1.9% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.00 SLL41,939	$3.91 BND5.00	+95.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 SLL231K	$6.17 BND7.91	-43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SLL38,444	$0.92 BND1.18	-49.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 SLL17,805	$0.52 BND0.66	-39.3%
Average			-1.9%

Freetown vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.66 SLL13,755	$1.72 BND2.20	+162.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$4.69 BND6.01	+32.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$7.05 BND9.03	-23.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 SLL38,023	$2.04 BND2.62	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.54 SLL95,116	$2.04 BND2.61	-55.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.18 SLL66,581	$1.42 BND1.82	-55.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SLL28,535	$0.99 BND1.27	-27.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.33 BND1.70	+313.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$1.15 BND1.48	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.77 BND0.99	-15.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.93 BND1.19	+25.9%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$1.55 BND1.99	-69.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$0.78 BND1.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$42,965.55 BND55,045.14	+258.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.50 SLL94,363	$30.47 BND39.03	+577.0%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 38.2% less for housing

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SLL1M	$65.10 BND83.40	+18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$928.33 SLL19M	$720.60 BND923.19	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$473.37 BND606.46	-62.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 SLL962K	$46.90 BND60.08	+2.2%
Average			-38.2%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$216.79 BND277.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$9,724.87 BND12,458.98

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pay 51.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 SLL47,181	$1.95 BND2.50	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.76 SLL57,878	$3.91 BND5.00	+41.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$15.63 BND20.02	+420.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.57 BND58.38
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$5.47 BND7.00
Average			+51.0%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Bandar Seri Begawan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$76.16 BND97.58	+661.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$93.73 BND120.08
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$102.14 BND130.86	+410.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$72.26 BND92.58	+44.5%
Average			+283.1%

Freetown vs. Bandar Seri Begawan - Cost of clothing

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