Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.0 times more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Paris instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$19.49
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.68
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$3.72
€3.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.50
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.17
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.15
|
$11.66
€10.90
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.19
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.41
|
$4.70
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.67
|
$7.05
€6.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.79
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.56
|
$1.90
€1.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.42
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$7.76
€7.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$92.05
€86.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,106.30
|
$32,489.61
€30,385.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.63
€22.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.34
|
$32.31
€30.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND852.25
|
$1,462.11
€1,367.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND802.12
|
$1,074.44
€1,004.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.69
|
$171.90
€160.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND501.66
|
$829.69
€775.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,962.57
|
$16,485.47
€15,417.79
|
|
pay 73.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.76
|
$7.58
€7.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.81
|
$4.52
€4.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.03
|
$13.00
€12.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.39
|
$41.22
€38.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.03
|
$14.08
€13.17
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Paris
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.09
|
$102.11
€95.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.13
|
$44.38
€41.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND157.77
|
$110.05
€102.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.27
|
$156.00
€145.89
|
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