Cost of living comparison
Brunei is 97.8% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.9% less in Brunei
- Groceries
-
pay 44.3% more in Brunei
- Transportation
-
pay 55.3% more in Brunei
- Housing
-
pay 50.0% less in Brunei
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Brunei
- Clothing
-
pay 5.2 times more in Brunei
The cost of clothing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries in Brunei are more expensive than in Sierra Leone. Expenses including housing and restaurants are lower in Brunei. Notably, clothing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Brunei.
If you lived in Brunei instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.37
BND7.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.27
BND7.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.83
BND1.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.60
BND0.80
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$2.15
BND2.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.31
BND7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$7.83
BND10.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.44
BND3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.44
BND4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.75
BND2.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.02
BND1.36
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
BND2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$2.17
BND2.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$1.01
BND1.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.92
BND1.22
|
|
pay 55.3% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.45
BND1.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.57
BND30.03
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$23,698.11
BND31,529.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$25.61
BND34.08
|
|
pay 50.0% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$51.84
BND68.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$666.46
BND886.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$603.58
BND803.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$41.62
BND55.37
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$127.91
BND170.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,282.88
BND15,011.34
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.35
BND3.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.74
BND4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$11.29
BND15.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$67.77
BND90.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.53
BND6.03
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Brunei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$59.09
BND78.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$64.04
BND85.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$103.31
BND137.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$87.96
BND117.03
|
|
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