Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 75.7% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$15.24
€14.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$10.88
€10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$3.08
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$2.14
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$6.94
€6.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$4.68
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$3.49
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$6.38
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$7.43
€6.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.34
€49.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$32,415.23
€30,315.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.46
€23.81
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$42.52
€39.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$1,392.07
€1,301.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$988.74
€924.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$278.35
€260.32
|
|
pay 7.9% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$209.09
€195.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$9,427.53
€8,816.96
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$4.90
€4.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$8.93
€8.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$37.56
€35.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$13.33
€12.47
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$88.82
€83.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$41.27
€38.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$96.51
€90.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$144.43
€135.08
|
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