Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 6.2% cheaper than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 31.1% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$7.58
UAH306.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$6.32
UAH255.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.62
UAH25.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.41
UAH16.59
|
|
pay 62.3% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$0.73
UAH29.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$4.30
UAH173.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$3.88
UAH156.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$1.78
UAH71.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$1.97
UAH79.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.34
UAH13.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.64
UAH25.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.71
UAH28.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.94
UAH37.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.28
UAH11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$0.37
UAH15.15
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$5.16
UAH208.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.66
UAH390.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,251,355.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.19
UAH169.57
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$5.82
UAH235.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$558.46
UAH22,583.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$325.98
UAH13,182.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$72.04
UAH2,913.40
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$365.07
UAH14,763.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$6,874.47
UAH277,998.00
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$1.26
UAH51.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$1.34
UAH54.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$2.27
UAH91.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$26.77
UAH1,082.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$5.05
UAH204.30
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$69.25
UAH2,800.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$36.51
UAH1,476.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$87.23
UAH3,527.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$94.45
UAH3,819.58
|
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