Cost of living comparison
Kuala Belait is 59.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Kuala Belait instead of Manila, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱304.51
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
$7.16
BND9.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱55.51
|
$1.28
BND1.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱28.33
|
$1.11
BND1.51
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
$2.35
BND3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱249.76
|
$8.99
BND12.18
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱407.19
|
$9.02
BND12.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
$2.52
BND3.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱132.87
|
$4.19
BND5.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱86.44
|
$1.97
BND2.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.83
|
$2.81
BND3.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱89.55
|
$1.69
BND2.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱56.49
|
$2.64
BND3.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱63.48
|
$1.29
BND1.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱80.06
|
$1.05
BND1.43
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱251.78
|
$1.37
BND1.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱591.05
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
$21,528.52
BND29,178.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱155.30
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
$133.39
BND180.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
$630.37
BND854.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
$593.29
BND804.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
$39.71
BND53.82
|
|
pay 37.2% less for childcare
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
$371.05
BND502.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
$7,368.83
BND9,987.33
|
|
pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱71.05
|
$2.78
BND3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱172.32
|
$4.30
BND5.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
$7.42
BND10.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
$92.75
BND125.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱380.64
|
$5.20
BND7.05
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Manila
|
Kuala Belait
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
$94.00
BND127.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
$96.25
BND130.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
$116.69
BND158.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
$131.12
BND177.71
|
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