Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 2.5 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 72.2% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.58
UAH307.06
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
UAH255.89
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH25.13
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.62
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
UAH29.63
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.30
UAH174.23
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
UAH157.29
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.78
UAH72.14
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
UAH79.97
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.93
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
UAH25.79
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
UAH28.64
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
UAH37.97
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.40
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UAH15.18
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 52.0% less for transportation
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
UAH209.16
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.66
UAH391.51
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,944.11
UAH1,253,847.46
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.19
UAH169.91
|
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pay 6.6 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.82
UAH235.64
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$558.46
UAH22,628.81
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.98
UAH13,208.54
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.04
UAH2,919.21
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$365.07
UAH14,792.72
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,874.47
UAH278,551.68
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.26
UAH51.18
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
UAH54.33
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.27
UAH92.12
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,084.69
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
UAH204.71
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.25
UAH2,805.86
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.51
UAH1,479.49
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.23
UAH3,534.66
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.45
UAH3,827.18
|
$131.12
BND177.71
|
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