Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 2.1 times more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$21.66
€20.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$10.83
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$2.66
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$2.08
€1.94
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$1.80
€1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$3.97
€3.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$4.14
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$4.61
€4.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$1.01
€0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.35
€1.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.72
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$7.20
€6.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$129.96
€121.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$39,718.55
€37,146.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.04
€20.61
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$56.72
€53.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$2,216.44
€2,072.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$1,934.10
€1,808.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$227.14
€212.43
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$1,385.73
€1,295.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$10,612.44
€9,925.13
|
|
pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$7.04
€6.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$17.33
€16.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$50.46
€47.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$14.08
€13.17
|
|
pay 24.6% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$93.14
€87.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$40.93
€38.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$97.04
€90.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$100.46
€93.95
|
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