Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 10.3% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 52.9% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$2.77
THB101.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$5.55
THB203.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.58
THB21.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.31
THB11.53
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$1.62
THB59.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$9.67
THB354.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$6.60
THB241.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$2.22
THB81.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$1.30
THB47.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$1.37
THB50.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.70
THB25.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.02
THB37.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.78
THB28.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.69
THB25.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.61
THB22.52
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$4.25
THB155.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.06
THB1,322.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$51,319.04
THB1,881,690.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.52
THB385.66
|
|
pay 16.8% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$15.07
THB552.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$608.65
THB22,317.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$287.69
THB10,548.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$70.06
THB2,568.76
|
|
pay 66.4% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$614.94
THB22,547.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$12,311.97
THB451,436.87
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$2.08
THB76.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$2.37
THB86.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$4.16
THB152.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$57.72
THB2,116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$6.94
THB254.28
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$53.87
THB1,975.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$39.30
THB1,440.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$101.75
THB3,730.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$92.54
THB3,393.10
|
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