Cost of living comparison
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Brunei vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary
Brunei is 7.4% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
Brunei vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Brunei instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.00
SLL41,939
|
$5.86
BND7.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
SLL231K
|
$6.92
BND8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
SLL38,444
|
$0.92
BND1.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
SLL17,805
|
$0.52
BND0.66
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.8% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
SLL13,755
|
$2.10
BND2.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
SLL74,319
|
$7.08
BND9.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.15
SLL192K
|
$7.05
BND9.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
SLL38,023
|
$2.35
BND3.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
SLL95,116
|
$3.23
BND4.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
SLL66,581
|
$1.79
BND2.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SLL28,535
|
$0.99
BND1.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
SLL6,742
|
$1.78
BND2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.15
BND1.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.77
BND0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$1.11
BND1.42
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of groceries
pay 14.4% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.02
SLL105K
|
$1.47
BND1.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$0.78
BND1.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL252M
|
$37,115.17
BND47,549.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$30.47
BND39.04
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of transportation
pay 32.5% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
SLL1M
|
$65.11
BND83.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$928.33
SLL19M
|
$731.42
BND937.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,261.67
SLL26M
|
$627.34
BND803.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.88
SLL962K
|
$38.39
BND49.18
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$216.82
BND277.78
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,524.22
BND12,201.92
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of childcare
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
SLL47,181
|
$1.95
BND2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.76
SLL57,878
|
$4.22
BND5.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.72
BND15.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$71.62
BND91.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.47
BND7.01
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.1 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL210K
|
$76.18
BND97.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$97.53
BND124.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419K
|
$128.15
BND164.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1M
|
$72.27
BND92.59
|
|
Sierra Leone vs. Brunei - Cost of clothing
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