Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 3.5% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Berlin
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Kuala Belait
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.22
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.15
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.87
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 52.9% more for groceries
Berlin
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Kuala Belait
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.47
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.36
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.95
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.54
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.93
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.75
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€30,237.61
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.75
|
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pay 8.3% more for housing
Berlin
|
Kuala Belait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.66
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,298.55
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€922.32
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€259.65
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 27.9% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Kuala Belait
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€195.04
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,794.20
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.57
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.78
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€35.04
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.44
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
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pay 37.7% more for clothing
Berlin
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Kuala Belait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€82.86
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€38.50
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€90.03
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€134.73
|
$131.12
BND177.71
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