Cost of living comparison
Prague is 53.3% more expensive than Kuala Belait.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kuala Belait, you would:
pay 29.4% more for restaurants
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.42
BND10.05
|
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
BND1.73
|
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
BND1.51
|
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.99
BND12.18
|
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.02
BND12.22
|
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.19
BND5.68
|
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
BND2.67
|
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.81
BND3.80
|
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.29
|
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.64
BND3.57
|
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BND1.74
|
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
BND1.43
|
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.37
BND1.85
|
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.37
BND854.37
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$593.29
BND804.11
|
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$371.05
BND502.90
|
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
|
pay 6.2% more for entertainment and sports
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
BND3.77
|
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.30
BND5.83
|
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.75
BND125.70
|
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.20
BND7.05
|
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Kuala Belait
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.12
BND177.71
|
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
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