Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 9.7% more expensive than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
$45.98
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
$127.73
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
$20.44
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
$10.22
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 13.8% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
$12.13
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
$73.06
|
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
$85.10
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
$39.85
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
$36.15
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
$16.84
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
$4.64
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
$23.18
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
$15.33
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
$17.15
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
$11.36
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 69.2% less for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
$38.89
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
$4,087,414.26
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
$4,938.96
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
$5,620.19
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
$30,655.61
|
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
$38.32
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
$34.06
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
$32.70
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
$510.93
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
$35.76
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
$178.82
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
$61.31
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
$970.76
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
$1,021.85
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
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