Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.6% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Manila instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 37.8% less for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$5.21
₱306.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$4.34
₱255.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$0.95
₱55.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$0.48
₱28.53
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$1.33
₱78.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$4.28
₱251.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$6.97
₱410.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$2.08
₱122.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$2.27
₱133.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$1.48
₱87.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$0.77
₱45.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.53
₱90.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$0.97
₱56.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$1.09
₱63.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$1.37
₱80.64
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$4.31
₱253.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$10.12
₱595.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$26,066.56
₱1,533,534.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
₱156.42
|
|
pay 4.8% less for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$28.90
₱1,700.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$465.25
₱27,371.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$244.37
₱14,376.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$96.97
₱5,704.94
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$499.25
₱29,371.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$14,398.67
₱847,095.30
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$1.22
₱71.56
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$2.95
₱173.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$2.95
₱173.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$41.83
₱2,460.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$6.52
₱383.38
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$33.02
₱1,942.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$27.26
₱1,603.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$73.19
₱4,305.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$64.44
₱3,791.15
|
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