Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 22.5% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Athens, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€15.15
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.98
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.42
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€7.15
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.31
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€11.31
|
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pay 81.6% more for housing
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€587.92
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€497.07
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 26.1% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€450.54
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 14.3% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€5.05
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.38
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€43.40
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€9.09
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
|
pay 53.9% more for clothing
Athens
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€108.87
|
$131.12
BND177.71
|
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