Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 7.0% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.37
BND7.23
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.27
BND7.08
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
BND1.11
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
BND0.81
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 14.8% less for groceries
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
BND2.89
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
BND7.14
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.83
BND10.53
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.44
BND3.28
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
BND4.63
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.75
BND2.35
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
BND1.38
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
BND2.30
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.17
BND2.92
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
BND1.35
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
BND1.23
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 42.1% more for transportation
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.45
BND1.95
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.57
BND30.35
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,698.11
BND31,865.64
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.61
BND34.44
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.84
BND69.71
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.46
BND896.16
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$603.58
BND811.60
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.62
BND55.96
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.91
BND171.99
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,282.88
BND15,171.52
|
?? |
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
BND3.16
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
BND5.03
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.29
BND15.18
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.77
BND91.12
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
BND6.09
|
?? | |
pay 73.6% less for clothing
|
Brunei
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.09
BND79.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.04
BND86.11
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
BND138.92
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.96
BND118.27
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Sierra Leone or Brunei. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.