Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 67.0% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.77
THB101.81
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.55
THB203.61
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
THB21.24
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
THB11.54
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
THB59.36
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.67
THB354.87
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB242.11
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
THB81.49
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.30
THB47.84
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
THB50.25
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
THB25.79
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
THB37.45
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
THB28.44
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB25.40
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
THB22.54
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 63.0% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.89
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.06
THB1,323.49
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$51,319.04
THB1,883,429.53
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.52
THB386.01
|
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pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.07
THB552.92
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.65
THB22,337.65
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$287.69
THB10,558.46
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.06
THB2,571.13
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$614.94
THB22,568.64
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,311.97
THB451,854.18
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
THB76.36
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
THB86.89
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
THB152.71
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
THB2,118.21
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
THB254.52
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
|
pay 69.0% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.87
THB1,977.13
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.30
THB1,442.30
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.75
THB3,734.21
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.54
THB3,396.24
|
$131.12
BND177.71
|
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