Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 2.8 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$3.01
$4.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SOS2,865
|
$5.11
$6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
SOS358
|
$0.75
$1.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SOS243
|
$0.60
$0.82
|
|
pay 88.9% more for groceries
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
SOS667
|
$1.68
$2.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
SOS1,420
|
$5.73
$7.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.32
SOS3,050
|
$5.55
$7.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
SOS1,299
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.89
SOS1,081
|
$3.34
$4.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
SOS964
|
$1.79
$2.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
SOS381
|
$1.02
$1.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
SOS728
|
$1.71
$2.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS239
|
$2.17
$2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS274
|
$0.94
$1.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SOS277
|
$1.00
$1.36
|
|
pay 45.2% more for transportation
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SOS2,205
|
$1.41
$1.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.50
SOS24,349
|
$22.56
$30.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,375.00
SOS4,798,125
|
$22,924.67
$31,280.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
SOS5,500
|
$20.87
$28.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.00
SOS23,489
|
$79.08
$107.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.57
SOS113,191
|
$670.39
$914.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.54
SOS49,581
|
$490.05
$668.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.50
SOS40,963
|
$41.83
$57.08
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SOS29,720
|
$208.21
$284.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$950.00
SOS544,265
|
$9,629.17
$13,138.83
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
SOS4,583
|
$2.35
$3.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.12
SOS641
|
$3.44
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
SOS1,103
|
$9.40
$12.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.62
SOS14,681
|
$66.07
$90.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,292
|
$4.51
$6.16
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Somalia
|
Brunei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.04
SOS10,336
|
$60.00
$81.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.50
SOS11,745
|
$28.17
$38.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.33
SOS12,222
|
$107.85
$147.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.17
SOS29,314
|
$69.99
$95.51
|
|
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