Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.1% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 63.1% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$4.27
EGP203.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.25
EGP11.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.84
|
|
pay 74.2% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$0.56
EGP26.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$1.68
EGP80.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$3.57
EGP170.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$1.44
EGP68.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$2.14
EGP101.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.62
EGP29.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.20
EGP9.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.15
EGP7.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.15
EGP7.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.17
EGP8.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.28
EGP13.52
|
|
pay 14.5% more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$0.96
EGP45.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP305.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,629,325.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.88
EGP137.47
|
|
pay 76.9% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$7.77
EGP370.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$194.33
EGP9,271.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$117.39
EGP5,600.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$14.34
EGP684.09
|
|
pay 74.9% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$99.11
EGP4,728.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$1,728.87
EGP82,484.58
|
|
pay 59.6% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$1.50
EGP71.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$1.76
EGP84.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$17.05
EGP813.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$3.20
EGP152.75
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$34.43
EGP1,642.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$41.73
EGP1,991.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$89.91
EGP4,289.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$50.03
EGP2,386.71
|
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